MDB Part X

1. A steel tie rod on bridge must be made to withstand a pull of 5000 lb. Find the diameter of the rod
assuming a factor of safety of 5 and an ultimate stress of 64000 lb/sq. in?
a. 0.75 in c. 0.84 in
b. 0.71 in d. 0.79 in

2. If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plate is 42000 lb/in2, What force is necessary to punch a
0.75 inch diameter hole in a 0.625 inch thick plate?
a. 63000 lb c. 61800 lb
b. 68080 lb d. 66800 lb

3. What force P is required to punch a ½ inch hole on a 3/8 inch thick plate if the ultimate shear
strength on the plate is 42000 psi?
a. 24940 lb c. 24620 lb
b. 24960 lb d. 24749 lb

4. A 2.5 inch diameter by 2 inch long journal bearing is to carry a 5500 lb load at 3600 rpm using SAE
40 lube oil at 200 degrees Fahrenheit through a single hole at 25 psi. Compute the bearing
pressure.
a. 1100 psi c. 1000 psi
b. 900 psi d. 950 psi

5. A journal bearing with diameter of 76.2mm is subjected to a load of 4900N while rotating at 200
rpm. If its coefficient of friction is 0.02 and the Length to Diameter ratio is 2.5, find the projected
area in mm.
a. 12090 c. 13050
b. 14165 d. 14516

6. What modulus of elasticity in tension is required to obtain a unit deformation of 0.00105 m/m from a
load producing a unit tensile stress of 44000 psi?
a. 42.3 x 106 psi c. 43.1 x 106 psi
b. 41.2 x 106 psi d. 41.9 x 106 psi

7. The shaft whose torque varies from 2000 to 6000 lb-in has 15 inches in diameter and 60000 psi
yield strength. Compute for the shaft mean average stress.
a. 6036 psi c. 5162 psi
b. 6810 psi d. 5550 psi

8. How many 5/16 inch holes can be punch 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 50ksi and uses 2 as
factor of safety.
a. 5.8 c. 5
b. 3.7 d. 6.2
9. Determine the minimum mean diameter of a taper pin for use to fix a lever to a shaft, if it is to
transmit a maximum torque of 700 lb-in. The shaft diameter is 2 inches and the material allowable
stress is 15000 psi. Use a factor of safety of 2.
a. 7.00 mm c. 5.20 mm
b. 7.20 mm d. 6.20 mm

10. A link has a load factor of 0.8, the surface factor is 0.92 and the endurance strength is 28000 psi.
Compute the alternating stress of the link if it is subjected to a reversing load. Assume a factor of
safety of 3.
a. 8150 c. 9333
b. 10920 d.7260

11. The diameter of a brass rod is 6mm. What force will stretch it by 0.2% of its strength? The
modulus of elasticity for brass is 9 x 1010 Pa.
a. 5090 N c. 9050 N
b. 5060 N d. 6050 N

12. If the ultiamate shear strength of a steel plate is 42000 lb/in2, what force is necessary to punch a
0.75 inch diameter hole in a 0.625 inch thick plate?
a. 63000 lb c. 61850 lb
b. 68080 lb d. 66800 lb

13. Compute the induced/compressive stress in kPa of a steel solid shafting of 50mm diameter and
800mm in length that is subjected to an increase of temperature by 80 degrees Celsius.
a. 196530 c. 162256
b. 181445 d.112187

14. A rectangular metal bar has a width of 10mm and can support a maximum compressive stress of
20 MPa. Determine the minimum breadth of the bar loaded with a force of 3 KN.
a. 15mm c. 13mm
b. 21mm d. 16mm

15. A wire of length 2.50m has a percentage strain of 0.012% when loaded with tensile force.
Determine the extension of the wire.
a. 0.1mm c. 0.4mm
b. 0.3mm d. 0.2mm

16. A cantilever beam carries a load W uniformly distributed over its entire length. If the same load is
placed at the free end of the same cantilever, then the ratio of maximum deflection in the first case
to the second case will be equal to:
a. 8/5 c. 8/3
b. 5/8 d. 3/8
17. A carbon steel having Brinell Hardness Number of 100 should have an ultimate tensile strength
closer to:
a. 1000 MPa c. 100 MPa
b. 350 MPa d. 200 MPa

18. The yield strength of a structural steel member is 36000 lb/in2. The tensile stress is 8240 lb/in2.
What is the equivalent yield strength in MPa?
a. 150 MPa c. 100 MPa
b. 350 MPa d. 250 MPa

19. The yield strength of a structural steel member is 36000 lb/in2. The tensile stress is 8240 lb/in2.
What is the tensile stress in MPa?
a. 83 MPa c. 57 MPa
b. 38 MPa d. 75 MPa

20. The yield strength of a structural steel member is 36000 lb/in2. The tensile stress is 8240 lb/in2.
What is the factor of safety for tension in English units?
a. 7.43 c. 3.47
b. 4.95 d. 4.37

21. The yield strength of a structural steel member is 36000 lb/in2. The tensile stress is 8240 lb/in2 .
What is the computed safety factor of tension using SI system of calculation?
a. 3.49 c. 4.95
b. 4.39 d. 9.39

22. The yield strength of a structural steel member is 36000 lb/in2. The tensile stress is 7200 lb/in2,
What will be the new factor of safety for tension?
a. 8 c. 5
b. 10 d. 7

23. A 1 inch diameter 50 ft steel road carries a tensile load of 15000 lbf. The elongation is 0.158 inch,
the modulus of elasticity is 2.9 x 107, lbf/in2. The unstretched length of the rod can be computed
using this equation:
a. None of these c. L = δEA/F
b. L = P/3EL d. L = L + A

24. A 1 inch diameter 50 ft steel road carries a tensile load of 15000 lbf. The elongation is 0.158 inch,
the modulus of elasticity is 2.9 x 107, lbf/in2. The unstretched length is:
a. 913.24 inch c. 239.91 inch
b. 139.33 inch d. 329.91 inch

25. A 1 inch diameter 50 ft steel road carries a tensile load of 15000 lbf. The elongation is 0.158 inch,
the modulus of elasticity is 2.9 x 107, lbf/in2. The total length of the rod is:
a. 170.042 inch c. 240.071 inch
 b. 420.710 inch d. 710.242 inch
26. A 1 inch diameter 50 ft steel road carries a tensile load of 15000 lbf. The elongation is 0.158 inch,
the modulus of elasticity is 200 GPa. The unstretched length of the rod is:
c. 170.042 inch c. 240.071 inch
d. 420.710 inch d. 710.242 inch

27. A 1 inch diameter 50 ft steel road carries a tensile load of 15000 lbf. The elongation is 0.158 inch,
the modulus of elasticity is 200 GPa. The total length of the rod is:
e. 5.865 inch c. 240.196 inch
f. 688.025 inch d. 8.565 inch

28. What is the decrease in lateral dimension due to axial tensile force of 50000 lb in a bar 3 inches on
each side and 6 feet long? The material is steel (E = 3.0 x 107 psi, Poisson ratio = 0.3).
a. 5.56 x 10-5 c. 2.34 x 10-4
b. 1.85 x 10-4 d. 1.67 x 10-4

29. An 8 inch long steel has a cross-section area of 0.25in2. After a load of 5000 lb has been applied,
the length is found to be 8.0065 inches. Find the unit stress?
a. 40000 psi c. 20000 psi
b. 60000 psi d. 80000 psi

30. An 8 inch long steel has a cross-section area of 0.25in2. After a load of 5000 lb has been applied,
the length is found to be 8.0065 inches. What is the unit deformation induced?
a. 0.00081 c. 0.00041
b. 0.41000 d. 0.81000

31. An 8 inch long steel has a cross-section area of 0.25in2. After a load of 5000 kg has been applied,
the length is found to be 8.0065 inches. What would be the stress?
a. 2842 kg/square meter c. 2482 kg/square meter
b. 3682 kg/square meter d. 3100 kg/square meter

32. An 8 inch long steel has a cross-section area of 0.25 in2. After a load of 5000 kg has been applied,
a strain of 0.000815 is seen. What is the modulus of elasticity of this material?
a. 54321000 psi c. 32140000 psi
b. 21300000 psi d. 24000000 psi

33. Determine the maximum deflection in mm of a 50 x 240mm rectangular aluminum beam 6 meters
long subjected to a load acting downward at midpoint of 800 N.
a. 51.50 c. 1.30
b. 3.03 d. 10.3

34. Determine the polar section modulus in cubic inches for a shaft delivering 10 HP at 150 rpm. The
diameter of the shaft is 1.5” and the allowable shear stress is 6000 psi.
 a. 5.8 c. 7.0
b. 6.4 d. 5.2
35. Compute the polar section modulus of a hollow shaft with an internal diameter of 2” diameter and
outside diameter of 3”. The shaft is 48” long.
a. 3.5 c. 4.75
b. 3.75 d. 4.25

36. Formula for maximum shear or beam as shown on the figure below on the attached sheet.

L/2

a. PL2/16EI c. PL3/48EI
b. P/2 d. PL/4

37. What is the equation for deflection on the figure in problem 36?
a. PL2/16EI c. PL3/48EI
b. P/2 d. PL/4

38. Find the polar section modulus in cubic inch of a shaft with diameter of 3 inches.
a. 2.55 c. 4.45
b. 3.55 d. 25.4

39. A steel train rail is 400 meters long, in March it is at -30 degrees C and 40 degrees C in July. What
is the change in length in mm? K for steel is 11.7 m/m-C.
a. 421mm c. 328mm
b. 303mm d. 503mm

40. Find the polar moment of inertia of a square 3.5” x 3.5”.

41. Compute for the load in KN on a 3cm diameter, 100 cm long rod if its maximum elongation
exceeds 0.12cm
a. 178 c. 143
b. 196 d. 287
 42. Find the polar section modulus of a hollow shaft with OD = 6” and ID = 3”.
a. 28.97 in3 c. 45.45 in3
b. 39.76 in3 d. 51.98 in3
43. Calculate the elongation of a solid steel shaft using SAE 1030 Carbon steel 2-7/8 inches in
diameter by 5 ft in length supporting a direct tension load of 60000 lbs. The factor of safety is set at
4. A stress concentration factor of 1 and a yield strength of 40000 psi.
a. 0.020 c. 0.019
b. 0.015 d. 0.017

44. Determine the deflection of a 4 x 8 inches steel beam with a load of P = 1000lb and L=25 ft. Use
the figure from problem 36.
a. 0.11 inches c. 0.14 inches
b. 0.18 inches d. 1.10 inches

45. Determine the load on a 25mm diameter x 1200mm long steel shaft if it is maximum elongation
exceeds 1mm.
a. 85 c. 103
b. 125 d. 93

46. Compute for the induced/compressive stress in Kpa of a steel solid shafting of 50mm diameter and
800mm in length that is subjected to an increase of temperature by 80 degrees C. Use k for steel =
0.0000119/oC. E for steel = 30000000 psi = 200 MPa.
a. 181816 c. 218812
b. 196860 d. 196860

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