SSET’S S. G. BALEKUNDRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Doc. No.

ME/UG/5th B
BELAGAVI
Course
Department of Mechanical Engineering Assignment
Monitoring

ASSIGNMENT -1
MODULE 1
1. What are phases of design process.
2. Explain Biaxial, Triaxial, Stress tensor, and Principal stresses.
3. Briefly explain design codes and standards.
4. Least the factors which govern the selection of a material for a machine component.
5. Define standardisation, state the standard used in machine design.
6. Draw a stress strain diagram and name the salient points for the following material
a. C-60
b. Cast iron FG200
7. On the rectangular stress element show the triaxial stress components and
corresponding stress tensor.
8. Explain principal stress and principal planes.
9. State and explain theories of failure.
10. Define stress concentration and what are the methods of reducing stress
concentration?
11. What are the important properties of the material in machine design.
12. A rectangular bar of 50mm*25mm is subjected to a tensile load 25KN. Determine
normal and shear stresses on plane 300 with the vertical. Also calculate the
magnitude and direction of maximum shear stress.
13. A circular shaft of 50mm diameter fixed at one is subjected to an axial load 20KN,
and a torque 1.5KN-m. If the length of the shaft is 300mm determine the nature and
magnitude of stresses at critical point.
14. A c- frame subjected to force of 15kN is shown in fig. It is made up of grey cast iron
FG300 and factor of safety is 2.5. Determine the dimension & c/s of the frame

15. Determine normal stresses at extreme fibre on the c/s A-A of a c-clamp loaded as
shown.
16. A rectangular plate with semi-circular groove of radius 12mm shown in fig. is
subjected to
 A tensile force of 10kN
 A bending moment of 15N-m, determine the maximum stress
induced in the plate in each case.

17. Determine the safe load that can carried by a bar of rectangular c/s shown in the fig,
limiting the maximum stress to 130MPa taking stress concentration into account.

18. A hot rolled bar has an yield strength 390 Mpa, compute the factor of safety for
following theories of failure,
 Max normal stress theory
 Max shear stress theory
 Distortion energy theory
 Max normal stress theory for following state of stress
1. σ 1= 225Mpa, σ 2= 22Mpa, σ 3= 0Mpa
2. σ 1= 225Mpa, σ 2= 120Mpa, σ 3= 0Mpa
3. σ 1= 225Mpa, σ 2= 0Mpa, σ 3= -120Mpa
19. A mild steel bracket as shown in Fig. 5.28, is subjected to a pull of 6000 N acting at
45° to its horizontal axis. The bracket has a rectangular section whose depth is twice
the thickness. Find the cross-sectional dimensions of the bracket, if the permissible
stress in the material of the bracket is limited to 60 MPa.

20. An overhang crank, as shown in Fig. carries a tangential load of 10 KN at the centre
of the crankpin. Find the maximum principal stress and the maximum shear stress at
the centre of the crankshaft bearing.

21. An overhang crank with pin and shaft is shown in Fig. A tangential load of 15 KN acts
on the crank pin. Determine the maximum principal stress and the maximum shear
stress at the centre of the crankshaft bearing.
22. A cylindrical shaft made of steel of yield strength 700 MPa is subjected to static loads
consisting of bending moment 10 kN-m and a torsional moment 30 kN-m. Determine
the diameter of the shaft using two different theories of failure, and assuming a
factor of safety of 2. Take E = 210 GPa and poisson's ratio = 0.25.
23. A mild steel shaft of 50 mm diameter is subjected to a bending moment of 2000 N-m
and a torque T. If the yield point of the steel in tension is 200 MPa, find the
maximum value of this torque without causing yielding of the shaft according to 1.
the maximum principal stress; 2. The maximum shear stress; and 3. the maximum
distortion strain energy theory of yielding.
24. A shaft of an overhang crank subjected to a force P of 1KN is shown. The shaft is
made up of plane carbon steel 45C8 and the tensile yield strength is 380N/mm 2. The
FOS is 2. Determine the diameter of shaft using maximum shear stress theory of
failure.
MODULE 2
1. Derive an equation for impact/shock factor for bending load.
2. A cantilever beam has a c/s 30mm deep and 20mm wide and a length of 250 from
the support. A load W is dropped through a distance of 10mm if the shock factor is
3.5 and E=2.1N/mm2. What is weight W and the impact stress in the beam.
3. An unknown weight falls through 15mm on a collar rigidly attached to the lower end
of a vertical bar 3m long and 500mm2 in section. If the maximum instantaneous
extension is known to be 2mm. What is the corresponding stress and the value of
unknown weight. Take E=200N/mm2.
4. A non rotating shaft supporting a load 2.5kN is as shown in fig the material of the
shaft is brittle with ultimate tensile strength of 300N/mm2 and FOS 3. Determine the
diameter of the shaft.

5. A weight of the 5KN is lowered with velocity of 2m/s with the help of wire rope &
sleeve. When sleeve stops suddenly after the weight has reached distance of 1.5mt,
find max. stress in the rope . The resisting area is 707mm2& modulus of elasticity
190Gpa. Neglect the inertia effect.
6. An elevator car carrying a load of 10kn is descending by means of steel rope at speed
of 1.0m/s. The c/s area of rope is 400 mm2.The rope is suddenly bought to rest
braking after 30 sec of descent. Calculate stress induced in the rope due to sudden
stoppage if young’s modulus for rope is 80000MPa.
7. Define fatigue load, maximum stress, minimum stress, mean stress, and completely
reversed stresses
8. Define endurance limit and draw SN-diagram with the help of rotating beam
method.
9. Explain what are the factors affecting endurance limit.
10. Derive Soderberg criterion.