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The document contains 12 problems related to determining properties of solid and hollow shafts that transmit torque or power at given rotations per minute, including: 1) Maximum torque, diameters, shear stress, weight savings 2) Diameters, torque, shear stress, twist, power transmitted 3) Diameters, torque, shear stress, lengths of shaft portions The problems require calculations based on principles of mechanics, materials, and torque transmission to solve for unknown properties of shafts and couplings.

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The document contains 12 problems related to determining properties of solid and hollow shafts that transmit torque or power at given rotations per minute, including: 1) Maximum torque, diameters, shear stress, weight savings 2) Diameters, torque, shear stress, twist, power transmitted 3) Diameters, torque, shear stress, lengths of shaft portions The problems require calculations based on principles of mechanics, materials, and torque transmission to solve for unknown properties of shafts and couplings.

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I. A solid shaft of 20 cm diameter is used to transmit torque.

Find the maximum torque transm

ted by the shaft if the maximum shear stress induced in the shaft is 50 N/mm

Ans. 78539.8 N-m]

The shearing stress in a solid shaft is not to exceed 45 N/mm2 when the torque transmitted is

Ans. 16.49 mm]

40000 N-m. Determine the minimum diameter of the shaft

Find the maximum to

nternal diameter 15 cm if the shear stress is not

8.

rque transmitted by a hollow circular shaft of external diameter 30 em and

Ans. 198.8 kN]

ted to the same torque, if the first

shaft is of a solid circular section and the second shaft is of hollow circular section, whose internal

Two shafts of the same material and of same lengths are subjec

diameter is 0.7 times the outside diameter and the maximum shear stress developed in ea

shaft is the same, compare the weights of the shafts

ch

1.633

Ans.

Find the maximum shear stress induced in a solid circular shaft of diameter 20 cm when the shaft

[Ans. 5.7 N/mm2]

transmit 187.5 kW at 200 r.p.m

6. A solid circular shaft is to transmit 375 kW at 150 r.p.m

(i) Find the diameter of the shaft if the shear stress is not to exceed 65 N/mm2

(ii) What percent saving in weight would be obtained if this shaft is replaced by a hollow shaft

whose internal diameter equal to 2/3rd of its external diameter, the length, the material and

[Ans. (i) 12.29 cm (ii) 35.71%)

A solid shaft has to transmit 112.5 kW at 250 r.p.m. Taking allowable shear stress as 70 N/mm2,

find suitable diameter for the shaft, if the maximum torque transmitted at each revolution
Ans. 7.20 cm]

8. A hollow shaft is to transmit 337.5 kW at 100 r.p.m. If the shear stress is not to exceed 65 N/mm2

and the internal diameter is 0.6 of the external diameter, find the external and internal diam-

eters assuming that the maximum torque is 1.3 times the mean. [Ans. 15.52 cm, 9.312 cml

Determine the diameter of a solid steel shaft which will transmit 112.5 kW at 200 r.p.m. Also

determine the length of the shaft if the twist must not exceed 1.5° over the entire length.

The maximum shear stress is limited to 55 N/mm2. Take the value of modulus of rigidity

Ans. 7.9 cm, 150.4 cm]

10. Determine the diameter of a solid shaft which will transmit 387.5 kW at 300 r.p.m. The maximum

shear stress should not exceed 35 N/mm2 and twist should not be more than 1° in a shaft length

Ans. 11.57 cml

11. A hollow shaft, having an internal diameter 50% of its external diameter transmits 600 kW at

150 r.p.m. Determine the external diameter of the shaft if the shear stress is not to exceed

65 N/mm2 and the twist in a length of 3 m should not exceed 1.4 degrees. Assume maximunm

maximum shear stress being the same?

exceeds the mean by 20%

= 8 x 104 N/mm2

of 2.5 m. Take modulus of rigidity

9 x 104 N/mm2

torque 1.20 mean torque and modulus of rigidity 1 x 105 N/mm2

Ans. 15.70 cm

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Two shafts are connected end to end by means of a flanged coupling in which there are 12 bolts, the

pitch circle diameter being 30 cm. The maximum shear stress is limited to 60 N/mm2 in the shafts

and 25 N/mm2 in the bolts. If one shaft is solid of 6 cm diameter and the other is hollow of 12 cm

external diameter, calculate the internal diameter of the hollow shaft and the bolt diameter so

Ans. 11.6 cm, 0.848 cm]


12.

that both shafts and the coupling are all equally strong in torsion.

A hollow shaft of 1.5 m long has external diameter 60 mm. It has 30 mm internal diameter for a

part of the length and 40 mm internal diameter for the rest of the length. If the maximum shear

stress in it is not to exceed 86 N/mm2, determine the maximum horse power transmitted by it at

speed of 350 r.p.m. If the twists produced in the two portions of the shafts are equal find the

Ans. 141.37, 808.23 mm, 691.77 mm]

ngths of the two portions

A leaf spring carries a central load of 2.5 kN. The leaf spring is to be made of 10 steel plate 6 cnm

and 5 mm thick. If the bending stress is limited to 100 N/mm2 determine : (i) length of the

. Ans. 40 cm, 0.4 cm]

wide

spring and deflection at the centre of the spring. Take E 2 x 105 N/mm2

laminated spring 0.9 m long is made up of plates each 5 em wide and 1 cm thick. If the bending

stress in the plate is limited to 120 N/mm2, how many plates would be required to enable the

spring to carry a central point load of 2.65 kN ? IfE 2.0 x 105 N/mm2, what is the deflection under

Ans. 6 plates, 1.215 cm

the load ?

A closely-coiled helical spring is to carry a load of 1 kN. Its mean coil diameter is to be 10 times

that of wire diameter. Calculate these diameters if the maximum shear stress in the material of

Ans. 16.82 cm and 1.68 cm

In question 16, if the stiffness of the spring is 20 N/mm deflection and modulus of rigidity=

Ans. 9)

A closely-coiled helical spring of round steel wire 8 mm in diameter having 10 complete turns with

a mean diameter of 10 cm is subjected to an axial load of 250 N. Determine : i) the deflection of

the spring, (i) maximum shear stress in the wire and (ii) stiffness of the spring. Take C 8 x 10

Ans. i) 6.1 em, (i) 124.34 N/mm2, (iii) 4.1 N/mm21

the spring is to be 90 N/mm2.

8.4 x 104 N/mm2, find the number of coils in the closely-coiled helical spring
N/mm

close-coiled helical spring of 10 cm mean diameter is made up of 1.0 cm diameter r

20 turns. Th

e spring carried an axial load of 300 N. Determine the shearing stress.

Taking the

value of modulus of rigidity = 8.2 x 104 N/mm? determine the deflection when carrying this load.

Also calculate the stiffness of the spring and frequency of free vibration for a mass hanging from

Ans. 76.4 N/mm2, 5.71 cm, 5.25 N/mm and 2.08 cycles/secl

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