Asansol Engineering College

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Design of Machine Elements (ME-503)

Assignment-1

Submit the prepared assignment on or before 24th of August 2018

1) A rod of a linkage mechanism made of steel 40C (Sut =550MPa) is subjected to a completely
reversed axial load of 1000 kN. The rod is machined on a lathe and the reliability is 90%. There
is no stress concentration. Determine the diameter of the rod using a factor of safety of 2 for an
infinite conditions. Assume Ka = 0.78, Kb = 0.85, for 90% reliability = 0.868.

2) A transmission shaft of cold drawn steel is subjected to a fluctuating torque which varies
from-100 N-m to 400 N-m. The factor of safety is 2 and the expected reliability is 90%.
Neglecting the effect of stress concentration. Determine the diameter of the shaft. Assume the
distortion energy theory of failure. Sut = 500MPa, Syt = 300MPa.

3) A rod linkage mechanism is made up of steel 40C (Sut= 500 N/mm2) is subjected to a
completely reversed axial load of 100 kN. The rod is machined on a lathe and the expected
reliability is 95%. There is no stress concentration. Determine the diameter of rod using a factor
of safety 2 considering infinite life condition.

4) A rotating bar is made up of steel 45C8 having ultimate tensile stress 630 N/mm2 is subjected
to completely reversed bending stresses. Calculate the fatigue strength of the bar for a life of
90000 cycles if the corrected endurance limit is 315 N/mm2.

5) A steel bar having 50 mm diameter is subjected to a reversed bending stress of 250 N/mm2.
The bar is made of steel 40C8 (Sut =600 N/mm2). Find the Life of component in cycles for the
reliability of 90%.

6) A cold drawn steel bar is subjected to varying bending moment from 565 N-m to 1200 N-m as
the axial load also varies from 5000 N to 13500 N. Determine the diameter of the bar with FOS
2, neglecting the stress concentration effect. Design is to be based on Max shear stress theory.
Take Ultimate tensile stress =550 MPa, Yield strength =470 MPa, Surface finish factor =0.82,
size factor =0.8, reliability factor = 0.897

7) A spherical pressure vessel has 500 mm ID. The plates are madeup of cold drawn steel 30c8
hating ultimate stress 440 MPa and yield stress 242 MPa. The vessel is subjected to internal
pressure varying from 0 to 6 N/mm2. Taking FOS 3.5, reliability 50%, size factor 0.85, surface
finish factor 0.82 respectively. Calculate the thickness of the plate to withstand infinite number
of stress cycles.

8) A forged steel bar is 50 mm diameter and is subjected to completely reversed bending stress
of 250 N/mm2.The bar is made up of material having ultimate tensile strength 600 MPa. Taking
reliability factor 0.897, size factor 0.85, Surface finish factor 0.43. Determine the life of bar in
terms of cycles.
9) A cantilever beam is made up of cold drawn steel having ultimate tensile strength 600 MPa
and Yield point stress 380 MPa. It has two diameters having sizes 1.5d and d, The total length of
cantilever is 150 mm, out of which first 50 mm is bigger (1.5d) and remaining 100 mm is smaller
(d). The cantilever is attached at the bigger end. A force acts at free end in vertically downward
direction, which varies from -50 N to +150 N. Determine the diameter of the beam d using
modified Goodman diagram. Using Factor of safety =2, Reliability 90%, Reliability factor
0.897.Surface finish factor 0.77 Size factor 0.85. The notch sensitivity =0.9 Theoretical Stress
concentration factor =1.44

10) A cantilever of 30C8 material is subjected to a transverse load varying from 50 N to 150 N
acting in downward direction. It is also subjected to an axial load varying from 150 N
compression to 500 N tensile. The total length of cantilever is 175 mm out of which first 50 mm
has diameter 2d and remaining 125 mm has diameter d. The bigger part is attached to wall and
smaller end is free end. Find the dimension d for an infinite life if Su=560 MPa, Se=280 MPa,
Ka=0.8, Kb=0.85, Kc=0.7 for axial load and Ka=0.8, Kb=0.8, Kc=1 for bending. Reliability factor
is 0.987. Take the FOS 2.5 for both type of loading.

11) A cotter joint carries a load of 150 kN, is made up material 45C8. The ultimate tensile stress
is 500 MPa. Using factor of safety of 4 design the joint. Take ultimate shear stress half that of
ultimate tensile stress and Ultimate Crushing stress double that of ultimate tensile stress. Draw
the neat dimensioned sketch of the joint designed showing all important dimensions.

12) Design and draw cotter joint required to withstand a load of 120 kN, The cotter joint is made
up of material having following allowable stresses

Allowable stress in tension =95 MPa

Allowable shear stress = 65 MPa

Allowable Crushing stress = 186 MPa

13) It is required to design a Knuckle joint to connect two circular rods which are subjected to an
axial tensile load of 50 kN. The material used for joints is 50C8, having yield point stress 400
N/mm2.Taking factor of safety as 5, find the all dimensions of Knuckle joint.

14) A Knuckle joint carries an axial load of 100 kN. It connects two circular rods which are
made up of material 40c8, having yield strength 360 N/mm2.Using factor of safety 4 design and
draw the Knuckle joint. Show all important dimensions in the schematic sketch.