PREBOARD EXAMINATION IN MD

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CORRECTLY AND QUICKLY. SHADE THE LETTER
OF THE BEST ANSWER. CHEATING IS NOT ALLOWED.

1. A steel rod 30 mm & 800 mm long has an allowance elongation not to

exceed 1.5 mm, find the allowable load in KN.
A. 274
B. 248
C. 316
D. 236
2. The internal pressure of a 400 mm internal diameter cylindrical tank
is 10 Mpa and tank thickness is 25 mm. Determine the stress
developed if joint efficiency is 95%.
A. 80.10 Mpa
B. 84.21 Mpa
C. 86.75 Mpa
D. 78.42 Mpa
3. A spherical tank 15 mm thick has an internal pressure of 5 Mpa. The
joint efficiency is 96% and stress is limited to 46,875 Kpa. Find
the tank internal radius.
A. 540 mm
B. 200 mm
C. 270 mm
D. 300 mm
4. A solid transmission shaft is 3.5 inches in diameter. It is desired
to replace it with a hollow shaft of the same material and same
torsional strength but its weight should only be half as much as the
solid shaft. Find: The outside diameter of the shaft
A. 4.23 in
B. 5.34 in
C. 7.38 in
D. 9.30 in
5. A 200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to a 112.50 mm shaft by means
of a 28.13 mm square key 175 mm long. The key and shaft are SAE 1030
steel annealed with allowable shearing of key of 29,400 psi and
compressive of 6765.3 kg/cm2. Force needed to compress the key
A. 1431.93 KN
B. 1596.24 KN
C. 1633.36 KN
 D. 1763.48 KN
6. Compute for the load in KN on a 3 cm diameter, 100 cm long steel rod
if its maximum elongation exceed 0.12 cm.
A. 178
B. 196
C. 148
D. 287
7. A pulley is keyed to a 2 ½ inches diameter shaft by a 5/8 x 7/16 in
x 3 in flat key. The shaft rotates at 50 rpm. The allowable shearing
stress for the key is 22 ksi. The allowable compressive stress for
the key, hub and shaft are 66 ksi, 59 ksi, and 72 ksi, respectively.
Determine: The torque that can be carried due to shearing stress of
the key
A. 51,562.50 in-lbs
B. 61,562.50 in-lbs
C. 71,562.50 in-lbs
D. 81,562.50 in-lbs
8. Two short shafts having identical diameters of 38.1 mm and rotating
at 400 rpm are connected by a flange coupling having 4 bolts with a
100 mm bolt circle. The design shearing stress of the bolt is 12 Mpa
and design compressive stress of the flange is 15 Mpa. What is the
power transmitted by the short shaft?
A. 20.50 kw
B. 24.50 kw
C. 26.50 kw
D. 28.50 kw
9. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line shaft
with a power of 7.46 KW at a speed of 1200 rpm. If the shearing
stress of the shaft and key are 30 Mpa and 240 Mpa,respectively.
What is the diameter of the shaft?
A. 18.60 mm
B. 21.60 mm
C. 26.60 mm
D. 29.60 mm
10. A key is to be desired for a 12.7 cm, shaft which will transmit
power of 150 kw at 360 rpm. If allowable shear stress for the key is
920 kg/cm2 and the allowable compressive stress is 1200 kg/cm2,
determine the following: Safe length of key to be used
A. 2.03 cm
B. 4.79 cm
C. 6.34 cm
D. 8.03 cm
11. Compute the allowable load in KN on a 20 mm x 120 cm long steel
rod with a maximum elongation must not exceed 1 mm.
A. 35
B. 55
C. 66
D. 76
12. Determine the load in KW on a 25 mm diameter x 1200 mm long steel
shaft if its maximum elongation exceeds 1 mm.
A. 83
B. 125
C. 103
D. 234
13. How many 5/16 inch holes can be punched in one motion in a steel
plate made of SAE 1010 steel, 7/16 inch thick using a force of 55
tons. The ultimate strength for shear is 50 ksi and use 2 factor of
safety.
A. 5.8
B. 3.7
C. 5
D.6
14. A journal bearing with diameter of 76.2 mm is subjected to a load
of 4900 N while rotating at 200 rpm. If its coefficient of friction
is 0.02 and L/D = 2.5, find its projected area in mm2.
A. 12090
B. 13050
C. 14165
D. 14516
15. A key is to be desired for a 12.7 cm, shaft which will transmit
power of 150 kw at 360 rpm. If allowable shear stress for the key is
920 kg/cm2 and the allowable compressive stress is 1200 kg/cm2,
determine the following: Cross-sectional dimensions of the flat key
to be used.
A. 1.11 cm
B. 2.22 cm
C. 3.33 cm
D. 4.44 cm
16. A 200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to a 112.50 mm shaft by
means of a 28.13 mm square key 175 mm long. The key and shaft are
SAE 1030 steel annealed with allowable shearing of key of 29,400 psi
and compressive of 6765.3 kg/cm2. Force required to shear the key
A. 997.59 KN
B. 873.45 KN
C. 756.03 KN
D. 652.34 KN
17. If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plates is 42,000 psi,
what force is necessary to punch a 0.75 inch diameter hole in a
0.625 inch thick plate?
A. 63,008 lbs
B. 61,800 lbs
C. 68,080 lbs
D. 66,800 lbs
18. A solid transmission shaft is 3.5 inches in diameter. It is
desired to replace it with a hollow shaft of the same material and
same torsional strength but its weight should only be half as much
as the solid shaft. Find: The inside diameter of the shaft
A. 1.92 in
B. 2.56 in
C. 3.42 in
D. 4.03 in
19. A 36 mm shaft uses a sleeve bearing that sustain a load of 4000
N. If the allowable bearing pressure is 1.3 MN/m2. Find the length
of the bearing.
A. 75.47 mm
B. 23.44 mm
C. 89.23 mm
D. 85.47 mm
20. What force P is required to punch a ½ in hole on a 3/8 in thick
plate if the ultimate shear strength of the plate is 42,000 psi?
A. 24,940 lbs
B. 24,960 lbs
C. 24,620 lbs
D. 24,740 lbs
21. A 20 mm diameter rivet is used to fastened two 25 mm thick plate.
If the shearing stress is 80 Mpa. What tensile force applied each
plate to shear the bolt?.
A. 26.35 KN
B. 28.42 KN
C. 30.41 KN
D.25.13 KN
22. A key is to be desired for a 12.7 cm, shaft which will transmit
power of 150 kw at 360 rpm. If allowable shear stress for the key is
920 kg/cm2 and the allowable compressive stress is 1200 kg/cm2,
determine the following: Length of key under compressive stress
A. 2.03 cm
B. 3.49 cm
C. 4.79 cm
D. 5.34 cm
23. Two 30 mm thick plate is fastened by two bolts, 25 mm in
diameter. If the plates is subjected to 50 KN tension, find the
bearing stress in bolts.
A. 33,333.33 Kpa
B. 4444.44 Kpa
C. 5555.55 Kpa
D. 555,555 Kpa
24. Two short shafts having identical diameters of 38.1 mm and
rotating at 400 rpm are connected by a flange coupling having 4
bolts with a 100 mm bolt circle. The design shearing stress of the
bolt is 12 Mpa and design compressive stress of the flange is 15
Mpa. What is the torque transmitted by the shaft?
A. 0.032 KN-m
B. 0.232 KN-m
C. 0.432 KN-m
D. 0.632 KN-m
25. A 2.5 inches shaft is subjected to 3 KN-m torque. Find the stress
developed.
A. 48.62 Mpa
B. 52.75 Mpa
C. 59.68 Mpa
D. 38.64 Mpa
26. Two short shafts having identical diameters of 38.1 mm and
rotating at 400 rpm are connected by a flange coupling having 4
bolts with a 100 mm bolt circle. The design shearing stress of the
bolt is 12 Mpa and design compressive stress of the flange is 15
Mpa. What diameter of bolt should be used?
A. ¼ in
B. ½ in
C. ¾ in
D. 1 in
27. What is the modulus of elasticity if the stress is 300 Mpa and
strain of 0.00138?
A. 217.39 x 103 Mpa
B. 200.61 x 103 Mpa
C. 220.61 Mpa
D. 215.21 Mpa
28. A 6 mm steel wire is 5 m long and stretches 8 mm under a given
load. If the modulus of elasticity is 200 Gpa, find the load
applied.
A. 7 KN
B. 8 KN
C. 9 KN
 D. 10 KN
29. A 200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to a 112.50 mm shaft by
means of a 28.13 mm square key 175 mm long. The key and shaft are
SAE 1030 steel annealed with allowable shearing of key of 29,400 psi
and compressive of 6765.3 kg/cm2. What force acting at the pulley
rim will shear this key?
A. 93.52 KN
B. 85.27 KN
C. 75.23 KN
D. 64.23 KN
30. A steel wire 10 m long, hanging vertically supports a tensile
load of 2 KN. Neglecting the weight of wire, determine the required
diameter if the stress is not to exceed 140 Mpa and the total
elongation is not to exceed 5 mm. Assume E = 200 Gpa..
A. 2 mm
B. 3 mm
C. 4 mm
D. 5 mm
31. An iron rod 4 m long and 0.5 cm2 in cross section stretches 1 mm
when a mass of 225 kg is hang on it. Compute the modulus of
elasticity of the iron.
A. 176. 58 Gpa
B. 169.81 Gpa
C. 160.41 Gpa
D. 180.26 Gpa
32. A 20 m rod is stretches to a strain of 0.001. Determine the
deflection of the rod.
A. 20 mm
B. 25 mm
C. 30 mm
D. 35 mm
33. A 25 mm shaft is keyed to a 300 mm diameter pulley and transmits
3 KW of power. The keyed assembly rotates at 1725 rpm. What is the
tangential force at the key?
A. 1.33 KN
B. 5.23 KN
C. 2.33 KN
D. 8.34 KN
34. What force is necessary to punch a 1 in hole in a 1/8 in steel
plate if the ultimate shearing stress is 60,000 psi and the ultimate
compressive stress is 80,000 psi?
A. 34,520.34 lbs
B. 8,345.56 lbs
C. 12,344.56 lbs
D. 23,561.90 lbs
35. A solid transmission shaft is 3.5 inches in diameter. It is
desired to replace it with a hollow shaft of the same material and
same torsional strength but its weight should only be half as much
as the solid shaft. Find: The volume of the hollow shaft per foot
length
A. 53.23 in3
B. 57.74 in3
C. 60.30 in3
D. 63.48 in3
36. A steel hanger of 2 m length is to carry an axial load of 18 KN.
If the tensile stress is restricted to 104 Mpa and the elongation
caused by this load is restricted to 1mm, what is the minimum
crosssectional area the member can have? E = 200,000 Mpa .
A. 180 mm2
B. 173 mm2
C. 164 mm2
D. 190 mm2
37. A short hollow steel cylinder with a wall thickness of 38 mm is
to carry a compression load, applied uniformly on the end, of 7,800
KN. If the allowable working stress in steel in compression is 138
Mpa, then the minimum outside diameter of the cylinder required to
safely support the load is:
A. 512 mm
B. 482 mm
C. 396 mm
D. 460 mm
38. A 76 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of
equal torsional strength. The outside diameter of the hollow shaft
is 100 mm.The inside diameter of hollow shaft
A. 86.55 mm
B. 88.34 mm
C. 90.28 mm
D. 92.34 mm
39. A 25 mm diameter steel bar is loaded in double shear until
failure, the ultimate load is found to be 446 KN. If the allowable
stress is based on a factor of safety of 3 what must be the diameter
of a pin designed for an allowable load of 26 KN in single shear be?
A. 14.79 mm
B. 15.64 mm
C. 13.24 mm
D. 12.63 mm
40. A steel bar, initially free of stress, is held between rigid
supports. Determine the stress in the bar if temperature drops
1300F. K = 6.5 x 10-6 in/0F, E = 30 x 10 6 psi
A. 25,350 psi
B. 26,234 psi
C. 24,896 psi
D. 23,654 psi
41. A key is to be desired for a 12.7 cm, shaft which will transmit
power of 150 kw at 360 rpm. If allowable shear stress for the key is
920 kg/cm2 and the allowable compressive stress is 1200 kg/cm2,
determine the following: Force acting on a key
A. 62.66 KN
B. 64.34 KN
C. 66.04 KN
D. 68.34 KN
42. A steel rod with a cross sectional area of 16o mm2 is to be
attached between two fixed points 1.25 m apart. If the rod is too
short by 0.25 mm, find the stress applied to put the rod back to
fitness. E = 200,000 Mpa
A. 40 Mpa
B. 30 Mpa
C. 50 Mpa
D. 60 Mpa
43. A flange coupling has an outside diameter of 200 mm and connects
two 40 mm shafts. There are four 16 mm bolts on a 140 mm bolt
circle. The radial flange thickness is 20 mm. If the torsional
stress in the shaft is not to exceed 26 Mpa, determine: The shearing
stress in the bolts if uniformly distributed
A. 1.29 Mpa
B. 2.34 Mpa
C. 3.04 Mpa
D. 5.804 Mpa
44. A key is to be desired for a 12.7 cm, shaft which will transmit
power of 150 kw at 360 rpm. If allowable shear stress for the key is
920 kg/cm2 and the allowable compressive stress is 1200 kg/cm2,
determine the following: Length of key under shearing stress
A. 7.34 cm
B. 6.31 cm
C. 4.23 cm
D. 2.19 cm
45. A pulley is keyed to a 2 ½ inches diameter shaft by a 5/8 x 7/16
in x 3 in flat key. The shaft rotates at 50 rpm. The allowable
shearing stress for the key is 22 ksi. The allowable compressive
 stress for the key, hub and shaft are 66 ksi, 59 ksi, and 72 ksi,
respectively. Determine: The torque that can be carried by the shaft
A. 57,495.10 in-lbs
B. 67,495.10 in-lbs
C. 77,495.10 in-lbs
D. 87,495.10 in-lbs
46. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line shaft
with a power of 7.46 KW at a speed of 1200 rpm. If the shearing
stress of the shaft and key are 30 Mpa and 240 Mpa,respectively.
What is the length of the rectangular key if the width is one fourth
of the shaft diameter?
A. 3.24 mm
B. 4.24 mm
C. 5.24 mm
D. 6.24 mm
47. A 76 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of
equal torsional strength. The outside diameter of the hollow shaft
is 100 mm. The percentage of weight saved
A. 50.34%
B. 53.34%
C. 56.56%
D. 65.34%
48. A solid transmission shaft is 3.5 inches in diameter. It is
desired to replace it with a hollow shaft of the same material and
same torsional strength but its weight should only be half as much
as the solid shaft. Find: The shearing stress of hollow shaft if it
used to transmit 150 kw at 6000 rpm, Mpa
A. 12.84
B. 14.56
C. 16.23
D. 17.63
49. Find the thickness of a metal needed in the semi-spherical end of
cylindrical vessel 0.70 meter in diameter subjected to an internal
pressure of 2.7 N/mm2. The material is mild carbon steel and tensile
stress is 69 N/mm.
A. 5.2 mm
B. 6.02 mm
C. 7.53 mm
D. 6.84 mm
50. A water tank 10 m x 12 m is completely filled with water.
Determine the minimum thickness of the plate if stress is limited to
50 Mpa.
A. 11.77 mm
B. 12.66 mm
C. 13.55 mm
D. 12.44 mm