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PETER’S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUG - 2020
Fifth Semester
Mechanical Engineering
UNIT TEST I - Retest
ME8593-DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS
Time: Two hours. Maximum: 50 marks
Date:
Answer ALL questions.
PART –A (5 X 2 =10)
1. What are the steps in machine design process?
2. Write note on maximum shear stress theory verses maximum strain energy theory.
3. Distinguish clearly between direct stress and bending stress.
4. What is adaptive design? Where it is used? Give examples
5. List any four mechanical properties of metals.
PART-B (8X1+16X2=40)
6. The C frame of 100 KN capacity press is shown in figure 2. The material of the frame is
grey cast iron and the factor of safety is 3. Determine the dimensions of the frame.
7. A shaft as shown in figure is subjected to a bending load of 3KN, pure torque of 1000 N-m
and an axial pulling force of 15 KN calculate the stress at A.
8. Discuss in detail about the factors influencing machine design