ME 452: Machine Design II Spring Semester 2017
Name of Student: ____________________________________________________
Circle your lecture division number: Division 1 Division 2
9:30 am – 10:20 am 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm
MIDTERM EXAM
Tuesday, March 7th, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, LILY1105
OPEN BOOK AND CLOSED NOTES
For full credit you must show your solutions clearly and logically on the sheets of paper attached
to the end of each problem.
Use only the blank pages for your solutions and write on one side of the paper only. In general,
do not write your work on the exam pages.
Draw any free body diagrams, and other diagrams, clearly and to a reasonable size.
Staple each problem separately at the end of the exam with the cover sheet in front of Problem 1.
Problem 1 (25 points)
Problem 2 (25 points)
Problem 3 (25 points)
Problem 4 (25 points)
Total (100 points)
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ME 452: Machine Design II MIDTERM EXAM
Name of Student: ____________________________ Circle one: Division 1 Division 2
Problem 1 (25 points). The rotating shaft shown in Figure 1 is simply supported by bearings at
points O and C. The constant force at point A is FA = 475 N, the constant force at point B is
FB = 250 N, and the constant shaft torque is T = 275 N.m. The shaft has a tensile yield strength
Syt = 180 MPa, a compressive yield strength Syc = 210 MPa, and an ultimate tensile strength
Sut = 320 MPa. The fully corrected endurance strength of the shaft is Se = 100 MPa. The radius
of the groove at the middle of the shaft is r = 45 mm. The fatigue stress concentration factors for
normal stress are K f = K f m = 2.45 and for shear stress are K fs = K fsm = 2.05. The infinite life
fatigue factor of safety for the critical element of the shaft is n f = 2.
(i) Draw the free body diagram, shear force diagram, bending moment diagram, and torque
diagram of the shaft. Include the important numerical values on each diagram.
(ii) Determine the diameter d using the distortion energy-modified Goodman criterion.
(iii) Determine the static factor of safety guarding against yielding for the critical element using
the Langer line.
(iv) Show the location of the critical element of the shaft on Figure 1 below. Briefly explain the
reasons for your answer.
50 mm 75 mm 75 mm 50 mm
FA = 475 N
r = 45 mm
d D
O A B C Z
Figure 1. A simply supported rotating shaft.
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ME 452: Machine Design II MIDTERM EXAM
Name of Student: ____________________________ Circle one: Division 1 Division 2
Problem 2 (25 points). A horizontal AISI 1080 hot-rolled steel cantilever beam is fixed to a
vertical wall as shown in Figure 2. The length of the beam is L OB 600 mm and the square
cross-section is 80 mm 80 mm. The radius of the hole in the beam is r 10 mm. A repeated
vertical load F, with an alternating component Fa 20 kN, is acting at point B. The beam is at
room temperature, the reliability is 99.99%, and miscellaneous effects can be ignored.
(i) Determine the fully corrected endurance strength of the beam.
(ii) Determine the fatigue stress concentration factor K f for the given critical element A.
(iii) Determine the fatigue factor of safety for element A using the ASME elliptic criterion.
(iv) Is the beam safe for infinite life? If not, then determine the number of cycles to failure and
show your answer on an S-N diagram.
X
350 mm
250 mm
F
A r = 10 mm O
B
Y
40 mm
40 mm
Figure 2. A repeated load F acting at the end of the beam.
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ME 452: Machine Design II MIDTERM EXAM
Name of Student: ____________________________ Circle one: Division 1 Division 2
Problem 3 (25 points).
Part I. (12 points). A single-row 02-series deep-groove ball bearing will be used to support one
end of a crankshaft which will be rotating with a constant speed of 320 rpm. This bearing will be
subjected to a constant radial load of 10 kN and must operate continuously for 7,500 hours. The
axial load is negligible and can be ignored. The application will have poor bearing seals and the
bearing manufacturer is number 2 in the table of manufacturers, see page 608, Chapter 11.
(i) Select the most appropriate ball bearing which will have a minimum reliability of 95%.
(ii) For the bearing that you have selected in Part (i) calculate the design reliability.
Part II. (13 points). A single-row 02-series angular-contact ball bearing with a bore diameter of
80 mm is subjected to a constant radial load of 7.5 kN and a constant axial load of 2.5 kN. The
application is such that the outer ring is rotating and the inner ring is stationary.
Estimate the L10 life of this ball bearing.
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ME 452: Machine Design II MIDTERM EXAM
Name of Student: ____________________________ Circle one: Division 1 Division 2
Problem 4 (25 points).
The diameter of the bearing of a journal bearing is 50.05 mm, and the diameter of the journal
is 50.00 mm. The ratio of the length of the bearing to the journal diameter is 0.5. The journal is
rotating in the fixed bearing at a constant speed of 160 rpm. The radial load acting on the journal
bearing is 1.5 kN and the absolute viscosity of the lubricant in the bearing is 90 mPa .s.
Determine the following five parameters:
(i) The Sommerfeld number.
(ii) The eccentricity of the journal.
(iii) The coefficient of friction.
(iv) The flow rate.
(v) The side leakage.
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