TORDILLO ENGINEERING REVIEW CENTER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING REVIEW BOLTS AND SCREWS

Lecture Examples (Bolts and Screws): 13. What is the frictional power in kw acting on a collar loaded 5. Commonly used shank for screws A. Crest apex B. All of these
(ME Bd. Problem) with 300 kg weight? The collar has an outside diameter of 100 A. straight shank* B. Bit shank C. Sharp root D. Sharp crest*
1. A kind of thread that is generally used: mm and an internal diameter of 60 mm. The collar rotates at C. tapered shank D. All of these
A. UNEC C. UNF 600 rpm and the coefficient of friction between the collar and 16. Imaginary point formed by the intersection of the flanks of a
B. UNC D. UNEF the pivot surface is 0.12. 6. A kind of tread in which the width of the thread in thread when extended.
(ME Bd. Problem) approximately equal to its depth and the space between the A. Sharp crest* B. Sharp root
2. Type of bolt commonly used in the construction that is 14. A 3” single threaded, square screw has a TPI of 2.5 and threads is uniform C. Root apex D. all of these
threaded in both ends. coefficient of friction of 0.2. What is the efficiency? A. Square thread* B. Acme tread
A. Stud bolt C. Acme threaded bolt C. Buttress D. Whitworth 17. The distance measured perpendicular to the axis between
B. Square threaded bolt D. Hex bolt 15. Find the horsepower required to drive a power screw lifting the crest of the thread and the root of its mating thread.
(ME Bd. Problem) a load of 6000 lbs. A 3 inches double square thread with three 7. The crest diameter of a screw thread is the same as the: A. Tolerance class B. Crest truncation
3. Nominal diameter of the bolts is the: threads per inch is to be used. The frictional radius of the collar A. Major diameter* B. pitch diameter C. Crest clearance* D. Tolerance limit
A. Major diameter C. Pitch diameter is 2.5 inches and the coefficients of friction are 0.1 for the C. Minor diameter D. None of the above
B. Minor diameter D. Base diameter threads and 0.15 for the collar. The velocity of the nut is 15 18. A ridge of uniform section in the form of a helix that is cut
(ME Bd. Problem) ft/min. 8. An old name for an unfinished through bolt; it comes with a around the circumference of a cylinder and advancing along the
4. Standard pressure angle of Acme thread: square, hexagonal or round head and with coarse threads. axis.
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A. 14.5 C. 20 16. A double thread Acme screw driven by a motor at 300 rpm A. Machine bolt* B. Coupling bolt A. Thread roots B. Helix thread
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B. 15 D. 25 raises the attached load of 1500 kg at a speed of 16 meters per C. Carriage bolt D. Stud bolt C. Screw threads* D. Chamfers
5. The distance from a point on a screw thread to a minute. The screw has a pitch diameter of 40 mm. The
corresponding point on the next thread measure along the axis. coefficient of friction on threads is 0.13. The friction torque on 9. Length of contact between two mating parts in a screw and 19. This is a type of bolt commonly used in the construction that
A. Flank C. Crest the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 18% of the total nut threads measured axially. is threaded at both ends.
B. Lead D. Pitch torque input. Determine the motor power required to operate A. Arc of contact B. Depth of engagement A. Stud bolt* B. Acme thread
the screw. C. Length of engagement* D. Axis of contact C. Hex bolt D. Square- threaded bolt
6. If the pitch of a screw is 1/13, find the thread per inch.
A. 4 C. 0.077 17. The screw is operated by a torque applied to the lower end. 10. The angle made by the helix of the thread (in a straight 20. This is the conical surface at the starting end of the thread.
B. 7.5 D. 13 The nut is loaded and prevented from turning by guides. Assume thread) at the pitch diameter with a plane perpendicular to the
friction in the ball bearing to be negligible. The screw has a 2 in axis. A. pitch cone B. Chamfer*
7. An air compressor is operating with a maximum pressure of outside diameter and a triple Acme thread, 3 threads per inch. A. Lead angle* B. Lead C. Crest D. Flute
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12 kg/cm . There are 6 bolts with a yield stress of 60,000 psi Thread coefficient of friction of friction is 0.15. Determine the C. Truncation D. Angle of thread
which held the 14 cm x 18 cm cylinder head to the compressor. load which could be raised by a torque T of 400 in-lb. 21. . _____ is the theoretical profile of the thread for a length of
Determine the shearing stress of the bolt in psi. 11. The angle included between the sides of the thread one pith in the axial plane on which the design forms of both the
PRACTICE PROBLEMS: measured in an axial plane in a screw thread. external and the internal threads are based.
8. What is the working strength in pounds of a 55 mm bolt 1. This is an externally threaded fastener capable of being A. Angle of thread* A. basic forms of thread
which is screwed up tightly in a packed joint when the allowable inserted into holes in assembled parts, or mating with a B. Helix angle B. Basic profile of thread*
working stress is 10,000 psi? preformed internal thread or forming its own thread and of C. Angle between threads of 40o C. Effective thread
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being tightened or released by torqueing the head. D. Half-angle between threads or 20 D. Design form of external thread
9. Determine the working strength in pounds of a 1.5 in bolt A. Bolt B. Nuts
screwed up tightly with a tensile stress of 9500 psi. C. Screw* D. Round-head square bolt 12. The distance from a point on the screw thread to a 22. The top and bottom lands for gears are similarly formed as
corresponding point on the next thread measured along the axis. the crest and ___ for screw threads.
10. Determine the number of 1/2-in. diameter set-screw needed 2. Which is not a standard thread A. Flank B. Lead A. Flank B. Root*
to transmit a 9 Hp at a shaft speed of 1200 rpm and the shaft A. Coarse-thread, UNC C. Crest D. Pitch* C. Flank of tooth D. Top land
diameter of 1.25 in. B. Fine thread, UNF
C. 8-thread, 8 UN 13. This is the distance that a thread advances in one turn or the 23. Some experiments at Cornell University showed that
11. Determine the number of 3/4 in diameter set screws D. Extra-coarse thread, UNEC* distance the nut along the axis in one turn. experienced mechanics could break a bolt due to nut tightening.
needed to transmit 12 hp at a shaft speed of 1200 rpm. The A. axial pitch B. lead* A. 3/8 inch B. 5/8 inch*
shaft diameter is 2-in of SAE 4180 material. 3. The bottom surface joining two sides of a screw thread. C. buttress D. backlash C. ½ inch D. 7/16 inch
A. pitch B. bottom land
12. The angle made by the helix of the thread (in a straight C. crest D. root* 14. The pitch of a screw is 2/9, find the threads per inch. 24. Screw thread projecting from a cylindrical surface
thread) at the pitch diameter with a plain perpendicular to the A. 0.34 B. 4.5* A. Thread series B. Thread shear area
axis is called __________. 4. Top surface joining two side of a screw thread. C. 5.4 D. 17 C. Straight thread D. Taper thread*
A. Lead angle C. Lead A. pitch B. top flank
B. Truncation D. Angle of thread C. top land D. crest* 15. Formed by the intersection of the adjacent flanks of adjacent
threads when extended.
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25. An eye bolt is to be used for lifting a load of 60 kN. Find the 34. What is the working strength of a 1-inch bolt which is
diameter of the eye bolt if the tensile stress is not to exceed 100 screwed up tightly in a packed joint when the allowable working 43. Commonly used or produced screws, bolts, or nuts for 53. Determine the working strength of a 1.25” bolt which is screwed up
tightly with a tensile stress of 8000 psi.
MPa. stress is 10,000 psi? engineering applications have ____threads.
A. 3475 lb B. 4175 lb
A. 28.58 mm B. 27.64 mm* A. 3000 lbs* B. 4000 lbs A. UNC* B. ANSI
C. 4375 lb* D. 7543 lb
C. 29.75 mm D. 32.42 mm C. 5000 lbs D. 6000 lbs C. Whitworth D. UNF
54. A double-thread Acme-form power screw of 50 mm major diameter is
26. Find the relation between the height of the nut and root 35. A single-threaded, square-thread-form power screw is to 44. The surface connecting the crest and roots of a screw used. The nut makes 1 turn per cm of axial travel. A force of 60 kg is
diameter of the bolt if the shear strength is ½ of the tensile raise a load of 70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm thread. applied at the end of a 750 mm wrench used on the nut. The mean
strength. and a pitch of 6 mm. The coefficients of collar friction and thread A. Lead angle B. length of engagement diameter of the collar is 90 mm. If the coefficients of friction at the thread
and at the collar are 0.15 and 0.13, respectively, determine the weight
A. H = 0.75 Dr B. H = 0.50 Dr* friction are 0.10 and 0.13 , respectively. If the collar mean C. Top land D. Flank*
that is being lifted.
C. H = 0.25 Dr D. H = 0.65 Dr diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at a rate of 4.6 m/min,
A. 42.95 kN B. 39.50 kN*
determine the power input to the screw. 45. In a design of a bolt, the load of a single-threaded bolt is C. 45.82 kN D. 38.35 kN
27. A cylinder head of a steam engine is held on by 14 bolts. The A. 42.9 kW* B. 45.5 kW equal to its ______.
effective diameter of the cylinder is 35 cm and the steam C. 47.7 kW D. 43.2 kW A. Root* B. Half pitch 55. From the above problem, determine the combined efficiency of the
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pressure is 8.5 kg/cm . Assuming that the bolts are not initially C. Thread angle D. Pitch screw and collar.
stressed, find the diameter of each of the bolts if the tensile 36. From the above problem, determine the combined efficiency A. 15.95% B. 14.24%*
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stress is not to exceed 200 kg/cm . of screw and collar. 46. In a _____ design, the lead of a single-thread is equal to the C. 13.82% D. 16.32%
A. 18.50 mm B. 21.15 mm A. 12.5%* B. 14.5% pitch. 56. Determine the maximum stress on the screw in the above problem if
C. 19.75 mm D. 19.30 mm* C. 11.5% D. 15.5% A. Internal gear B. Hypoid gear the screw material is considered to be ductile.
C. Helical gear D. Bolt* A. 37.6 MPa B. 27.6 MPa*
28. An eyebolt is lifting a block weighing 350 lb. The eyebolt is of 37. From the above problem, determine the efficiency of the C. 25.3 MPa D. 23.7 MPa
SAE 1040 with Su = 67 ksi and Sy = 55 ksi. What is the stress area collar friction were made negligible by the use of an anti-friction 47. A steam engine cylinder has an effective diameter of 35 cm
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(in ) of the bolt if it is under the UNC series? bearing. and the maximum steam pressure acting on the cylinder cover is 57. A double threaded trapezoidal matric thread, which is driven by a
2 motor, raises a nut and attached load of 90 kN at a speed rate of 12
A. 0.1341 B. 0.1134 A. 36.2% B. 30.3%* 12.5 kg/cm . Calculate the number of 2-cm diameter bolts
C. 0.0991 D. 0.1043 C. 24.6% D. 25.8% required to fix the cylinder cover. Assume that the permissible m/min. The screw has a pitch of 6 mm and a mean diameter of 38 mm.
2 The collar has a mean diameter of 50 mm. The coefficient of thread and
stress in the bolts is 330 kg/cm collar friction is 0.1. Determine the power required to raise the load.
29. The manhole cover of an ammonia storage tank is to be held 38. A square threaded power screw has an efficiency of 65% A. 12 bolts* B. 10 bolts A. 65.3 kW B. 68.1 kW
on by 25 stud bolts. If the pressure inside the storage tank will when raising a load. The coefficient of friction for the threads is C. 13 bolts D. 9 bolts C. 75.2 kW D. 60.5 kW*
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remain constant at 12.5 kg/cm and the manhole diameter is 508 0.15, with collar friction negligible. Determine the lead angle of
mm, what should be the stress area of the carbon steel bolts? the screw. 48. A 12cm x 16cm air compressor is operated with a maximum pressure 58. From the above problem, determine the combined efficiency of the
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A. 0.606 in B. 0.566 in * A. 17.9 * B. 23.5 of 10 kg/cm . There are 5 bolts with a yield strength value of 64 ksi holding screw and collar.
C. 0.452 in
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D. 0.645 in
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C. 23.5
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D. 27.6
o the cylinder head to the compressor. Determine the tensile of the bolt. A. 36.48% B. 29.70%*
A. 26.54 MPa* B. 27.96 MPa C. 38.25% D. 26.43%
2 C. 28.54 MPa D. 32.56 MPa
30. Determine the stress area in in of a 1-8UNC bolt. 39. From the above problem, the pitch diameter of the screw is 59. What is the frictional horsepower acting at a collar which is loaded
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A. 0.563 in B. 0.606 in * 70 mm. When lowering a load, a uniform velocity is maintained 2
49. Calculate the stress area (in mm ) of each of the eighteen bolts used to with a 100 kg weight? The collar has an outside diameter of 100 mm and
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C. 0.334 in D. 0.785 in by a brake mounted on the screw. If the load is equal to 9175 N, fasten down the hemispherical joints of a 480 mm pressure vessel having an internal diameter of 40 mm. It rotates at 1000 rpm and the coefficient
what: torque must be exerted by the brake? an internal pressure of 10 MPa, a material strength of 80 MPa and a bolt of friction between contracting surfaces is 0.15.
2 tensile strength of 150 MPa. A. 0.723 hp* B. 0.623 hp
31. Determine the stress area in mm of an M16 x 2 bolt. A. 52.9 N-m* B. 63.2 N-m
2 2 A. 775.8 B. 667.5 C. 1.52 hp D. 0.875 hp
A. 165.7 mm B. 175.7 mm C. 57.6 N-m D. 34.6 N-m
2 2 C. 750.3 D. 670.2* 60. The torque required in N-mm to overcome friction at a collar, having
C. 156.7 mm * D. 145.7 mm
an outside diameter of 37 mm and an inside diameter of 21 mm, for a load
40. This is an externally threaded fastener capable of being 50. What is the working strength of a 2” bolt which is screwed up tightly of 400 kg at a coefficient of friction of 0.3 is:
32. What tightening torque is needed to produce a tensile force inserted into holes in assembled parts, which is being tightened in a picked joint when the allowable working stress is 12,000 psi? A. 16,500 B. 17,069*
of 1000 lb in a 1-inch diameter bolt? or released by torqueing its nut. A. 20.4 kip* B. 22.4 kip C. 17,504 D. 14,800
A. 200 in-lb* B. 180 in-lb A. Bolt* B. Nuts C. 23.4 kip D. 18 kip 61. A double threaded square thread power screw is to raise a load of 100
C. 320 in-lb D. 260 in-lb C. Screw D. Round-head square bolt KN. The screw has a major diameter of 50 mm and a pitch of 8 mm. The
51. Compute the working strength of a 1” bolt that is screwed up tightly coefficient of thread friction and collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10
in a packed joint when the allowable stress is 13,000 psi. respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 100 mm and the screw turns
33. What torsional stress is induced in the shank of the bolt in 41. The nominal diameter of bolts. A. 3600 lb B. 3700 lb at 70 rpm, find:
the above problem? A. Major diameter* B. Minor diameter C. 3800 lb D. 3900 lb* (a) Horsepower input to the screw (ans. 9.84 hp)
A. 407.4 psi* B. 620.6 psi C. Pitch diameter D. base diameter (b) Combined efficiency of screw and collar. (Ans. 25.44%)
C. 520.8 psi D. 800.6 psi 52. Compute the working strength of a bolt having a 1 ½” diameter under
42. Major and minor diameter are terms commonly used in : a tensile stress of 8000 psi.
A. Screw threads* B. Bolts A. 3060 lb B. 4560 lb
C. Gear D. All of these C. 6900 lb* D. 7500 lb