ASCENDO ENGINEERING REVIEW CENTER

MD - PROBLEM SET # 1
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.

1. A shaft is used to transmit 200 KW at 300 rpm by means of a 200 mm diameter sprocket. Determine the
force tangent to the sprocket.
A. 60.44 KN B. 60.33 KN C. 60.88 KN D. 63.66 KN

2. Find the diameter of a steel shaft which will be used to operate a 110 KW motor rotating at 5 rps if
torsional stress is 90 Mpa.
A. 60.20 mm B. 58.30 mm C. 38.30 mm D. 46.20 mm

3. A shaft has an ultimate stress of 350 Mpa and has a factor of safety of 5. The torque developed by the shaft is
3 KN-m and the diameter outside diameter is 80 mm. Find the inside diameter of the shaft.
A. 83.45 mm B. 76.45 mm C. 69.62 mm D. 66.34 mm

4. What is the speed of 63.42 mm shaft transmitted 75 KW if stress is not to exceed 26 Mpa.
A. 550 rpm B. 600 rpm C. 650 rpm D. 700 rpm

5. A steel shaft transmits 50 hp at 1400 rpm. If allowable stress is 500 psi, find the shaft diameter.
A. 3.58 in. B. 2.84 in. C. 1.65 in. D. 2.54 in.

6. The shaft of a motor has a length of 20 times its diameter and has a maximum twist of 1 degree when twisted
at 2 KN-m torque. If the modulus of rigidity of the shaft is 80 Gpa, find the shaft diameter.
A. 69.23 mm B. 73.23 mm C. 64.23 mm D. 66.33 mm

7. A hollow shaft developed a torque of 5 KN and shaft stress is 40 Mpa. If outside diameter of shaft is 100
mm, determine the shaft inner diameter.
A. 68.43 mm B. 63.28 mm C. 58.38 mm D. 77.64 mm

8. A hollow shaft that has 100 mm outside diameter and 80 mm inside diameter is used to transmit 100 KW at
600 rpm. Determine the shaft stress.
A. 13.73 MPa B. 16.82 Mpa C. 19.86 MPa D. 17.21 Mpa

9. What is the polar moment of inertia of a solid shaft that has a torque of 1.5 KN and a stress of 25 Mpa?
A. 2.46 x 10-6m4 B. 2.02 x 10-6m4 C. 3.46 x 10-6m4 D. 1.24 x 10-6m4

10. A force tangent to 1 foot diameter pulley is 5 KN and is mounted on a 2 inches shaft. Determine the
torsional deflection if G = 83 x 106 Kpa.
A. 0.804 /m B. 0.654 /m C. 0.786 /m D. 0.938 /m

11. What is the minimum diameter of a steel shaft which will be used to operate a 14 KN.m torque and will not
twist more than 3 in a length of 6 m? (G = 83 x 106 kPa)
A. 100.64 mm B. 96.80 mm C. 118.45 mm D. 120.72 mm

12. A solid shaft 5 m long is stressed to 60 Mpa when twisted through 4 . Find the shaft diameter if G =6 83 Gpa.
A. 95. 46 mm B. 90.42 mm C. 101.32 mm D. 103.54 mm

13. Compute the maximum unit shear in a 2 inches diameter steel shafting that transmits 24,000 in-lb of torque
at 120 rpm.
 A. 15,279 psi B. 17,456 psi C. 14,233 psi D. 16,344 psi

14. What is the diameter of line shaft that transmit 150 KW at 15 rps?
A. 2.28 in. B. 3.54 in. C. 1.62 in. D. 2.06 in.
15. A main shaft has 50 mm diameter is running at 300 rpm. What is the power that could be deliver by the shaft?
A. 30.40 hp B. 28.60 hp C. 32.50 hp D. 16.42 hp

16. A 2 inches diameter main shaft running at 600 rpm is mounted by a 12 inches diameter pulley and is then
connected to the shaft of driven machine mounted by a 40 inches diameter pulley by means of a belt. The
belt efficiency is 90%. Find the diameter of the short shaft.
A. 4.23 inches B. 3.23 inches C. 2.25 inches D. 1.45 inches

17. A 1.5” diameter short shaft is used to transmit 44.4 hp. Determine the shaft speed.
A. 500 rps B. 8.33 rps C. 400 rpm D. 450 rpm

18. A 3” diameter solid shaft is desired to replace a hollow shaft having 4” outside diameter. Consider the strength
to be the same, determine the inside diameter of hollow shaft.
A. 2.5 in. B. 3.0 in. C. 3.5 in. D. 4.0 in.

19. A motor is used to drive a centrifugal pump that discharges 3000 li/min at a head of 10 m. The pump
efficiency is 68% and running at 550 rpm. Find the torsional stress of shaft if shaft diameter is 35 mm.
A. 13.85 MPa B. 11.85 MPa C. 12.85 MPa D. 14.87 Mpa

20. A circular saw blade has a circular speed of 25 m/sec and 500 mm diameter is driven by a belt that has a slip of
7%. Find the required speed of driven shaft if speed ratio is 3.
A. 954.80 rpm B. 2533.56 rpm C. 3542.45 rpm D. 3015.57 rpm

21. An 800 mm diameter circular saw blade is driven by a 1800 rpm motor with gear speed ratio of 1.8. Find
the peripheral speed of the blade.
A. 137.43 ft/sec B. 140.65 ft/sec C. 132.43 ft/sec D. 135.21 ft/sec

22. A machine shaft is supported on bearings 1 m apart is to transmit 190 KW at 300 rpm while subjected to
bending load of 500 kg at the center. If shearing stresses 40 Mpa, determine the shaft diameter.
A. 100.11 mm B. 92.27 mm C. 95.67 mm D. 98.65 mm

23. A 100 mm diameter shaft is subjected to a torque f 6 KN.m and bending moment of 2.5 KN.m. Find the
maximum bending stress developed.
A. 45.84 MPa B. 60.25 MPa C. 50.28 MPa D. 55.46 Mpa

24. A shaft has a length of 10 ft. Find the diameter of the shaft that could safely deliver.
A. 1.18 in B. 7.55 in C. 2.34 in D. 1.64 in

25. A 12 ft shaft is running at 260 rpm. What that this shaft could safely deliver?
A. 3.37 hp B. 5.34 hp C. 4.56 hp D. 2.34 hp

26. Two circular shafts, one hollow shaft and one solid shaft, are made of the same material and have diameters
as follows: hollow shaft inside diameter is one-half of the external diameter. The external diameter is equal
to the diameter of the solid shaft. What is the ratio of the twisting moment of the hollow shaft to that of the
solid shaft?
A. ¼ B. 1/3 C. 9/16 D. 15/16

27. Determine the thickness of a hollow shaft having an outside diameter of 100 mm if it is subjected to a
maximum torque of 5,403.58 N-m without exceeding a shearing stress of 60 Mpa or a twist of 0.5 degree per
meter length of shaft. G = 83,000 Mpa.
 A. 15 mm B. 86 mm C. 16.8 mm D. 14.2 mm

28. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 KW at 2,000 rpm. The combined
efficiency of the differential and transmission is 75% with an overall speed reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine
the torque to be delivered by the clutch in N-m.
A. 239 B. 359 C. 432 D. 471

29. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 KW at 2,000 rpm. The combined
efficiency of the differential and transmission is 75% with an overall speed reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine
the draw bar pull developed in KN.
A. 13.40 KN B. 15.45 KN C. 14.55 KN D. 12.57 KN
30. A 102 mm diameter solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft equally strong (torsion) and made of the
same material. The outside diameter of the hollow shaft is to be 127 mm. What should be the inside
diameter? The allowable shearing stress is 41.4 Mpa.
A. 107.88 Mpa B. 105.82 Mpa C. 291.53 mm D. 109.60 mm

31. A steel shaft operates at 188 rad/sec and must handle 2 KW of power. The shearing stress is not to exceed 40
MN/m2. Calculate the minimum shaft diameter based on pure torsion.
A. 9 mm B. 11 mm C. 13 mm D. 15 mm

32. A round steel shaft transmits 373 watts at 1800 rpm. The torsional deflection is not to exceed 1 deg in a
length equal to 20 diameters. Find the shaft diameter.
A. 6.53 mm B. 8.72 mm C. 12.84 mm D. 18.16 mm

33. A 25 mm diameter shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of the same material, weighing half as much,
but equally strong in torsion. The outside diameter of the hollow shaft is to be 38 mm. Find the inside
diameter.
A. 21.25 mm B. 33.64 mm C. 47.21 mm D. 50.28 mm

34. What factor of safety is needed for a 1.998 in diameter shaft with an ultimate strength of 50,000 psi to
transmit 40,000 in-lb torque?
A. 2.25 B. 1.95 C. 2.14 D. 1.55

35. A tubular shaft, having an inner diameter of 30 mm and an outer diameter of 42 mm, is to be used to transmit
90 KW of power. Determine the frequency of rotation of the shaft so that the shear stress cannot exceed 50
Mpa.
A. 26.6 Hz B. 20.6 Hz C. 97.5 Hz D. 66.5 Hz

36. 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 and inside diameter of the hollow shaft in millimeters.
A. 107.315 mm ; 86.97 mm B. 112.231 mm ; 84.60 mm
C. 120.217 mm ; 65.97 mm D. 131.204 mm ; 54.30 mm

37. A 76 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of equal torsional strength. Find the percentage
of weight saved, if the outside of the hollow shaft is 100 mm.
A. 56.53% B. 67.31% C. 48.49% D. 72.50%

38. A solid steel shaft whose Sy = 300 Mpa and Su = 400 Mpa, is used to transmit 300 KW at 800 rpm. Determine
its diameter.
A. 70 mm B. 65 mm C. 80 mm D. 90 mm
39. A flange coupling having 180 mm bolt circle and 19 mm thick uses 8 bolts, 16 mm diameter to connect
two shafts. It is used to transmit 60 KW at 180 rpm. Determine the factor of safety in bearing if yield
point in compression is 448 Mpa.
A. 15.6 B. 18.5 C. 30.8 D. 25.4

40. A turbine is connected to a generator by means of flange coupling that has a bolt circle diameter of 500 mm.
The generator output is 40 MW, 3600 rpm and 90% efficiency. If there are 16 bolts, determine the force
acting on each bolt.
A. 26.41 KN B. 29.47 KN C. 35.62 KN D. 32.61 KN

41. A 75 mm diameter shaft is transmitting 300 KW at 600 rpm. As solid coupling has 6 bolts and each 18 mm
in diameter. Find the required bolt circle diameter if shearing stress in bolt is 27.5 Mpa.
A. 227.4 mm B. 233.6 mm C. 254.5 mm D. 272.6 mm

42. The total force of 125 KN is required of flange coupling that has 5 bolts has also a shearing stress of 30 Mpa
for bolt. Determine the required bolt diameter.
A. 62.45 KN B. 54.21 KN C. 45.62 KN D. 32.57 KN

43. A flange coupling with bolt circle diameter of 250 mm uses 8 bolts, 25 mm diameter. The torque transmitted
is 15 KN-m and compressive stress of bolts is 15 Mpa. Determine the required flange thickness.
A. 25 mm B. 30 mm C. 35 mm D. 40 mm
44. A flat key is to be designed for 75 mm diameter shaft which will transmit 150 KW at 400 rpm. If
allowable shearing stress is 200 Mpa and key width is 15 mm, determine the length of key.
A. 30.65 mm B. 31.83 mm C. 33.75 mm D. 32.85 mm

45. A 70 mm diameter shafting of SAE 1040 grade, cold rolled, having a yied point of 52 ksi and 1/2 x 3/4 x 4 inches
key. Compute the minimum yield point in the key in order to transmit the torque of the shaft. The factor of
safety is 3.
A. 51,698 psi B. 45,986 psi C. 54,907 psi D. 58,096 psi

46. A rectangular key is used in pulley connection to transmit 100 KW at 1000 rpm on 50 mm shaft
diameter. Determine the force required to remove the shaft from the hub if f = 0.4.
A. 33.24 KN B. 36.85 KN C. 38.19 KN D. 30.55 KN

47. A 7/16” height x 3” length flat key is keyed to a 2 inches diameter shaft. Determine the torque developed in
key if bearing stress allowable is 25 ksi.
A. 16.406.25 in-lb B. 15,248.56 in-lb C. 17,420 in-lb D. 16,246.75 in-lb

48. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line shaft at 15 KW and 600 rpm. If shearing of key is 230
Mpa, determine the force acting on key length if key width is one-fourth of shaft diameter and key length of
one inch.
A. 43 KN B. 48 KN C. 45 KN D. 46 KN

49. A square key is to be used in a 40 mm diameter flat key and that will develop a 2 KN.m torque. If bearing
stress of the key is 448 Mpa, determine the cross-sectional dimension of flat key to be used using key length
of 21.12 mm.
A. 21.12 mm B. 25.61 mm C. 28.21 mm D. 18.61 mm

50. A 100 KN force is acting on a key that has a length of 4 times its height. If bearing stress of key is 400 Mpa,
determine the height of key.
A. 10.54 mm B. 11.18 mm C. 12.65 mm D. 15.25 mm
ANSWER KEY:
1. D 15. B 29. D 43. D
2. B 16. C 30. B 44. B
3. C 17. B 31. B 45. A
4. A 18. C 32. A 46. A
5. B 19. D 33. B 47. A
6. D 20. A 34. B 48. C
7. D 21. A 35. A 49. A
8. A 22. B 36. A 50. B
9. B 23. A 37. A
10. A 24. A 38. B
11. C 25. A 39. C
12. D 26. D 40. B
13. A 27. A 41. A
14. A 28. A 42. D