Department of Mechanical Engineering, UBDT College of Engineering, Davangere

Design of Machine Elements-I

Assignment-3
1. Define equivalent twisting moment and equivalent bending moment. (2 marks)
2. Define shaft. (1 mark)
3. Differentiate between shaft and axle. (2 mark)
4. What is spindle? (1 mark)
5. What are the materials used for shafts. (1 mark)
6. What are the types of shafts and their importance? (3 mark)
7. What are various types of stresses induced in the shafts. (2 mark)
8. What is key? (1 mark)
9. A shaft is transmitting 97.5 kW at 180 rpm. If the allowable shear stress in the material is 60 MPa and
the shaft is not to twist more than 10 in a length of 3 m, find the diameter of the shaft considering
strength and stiffness. Take G = 80GPa. (5 marks)
10. A solid steel shaft of length 1.8 m between bearings rotates at 250 rpm in CW direction as seen from
right side. A 200 involute spur gear D of 300 mm diameter is located at 150 mm to the left of right
hand bearing. Two pulleys B and C are located at distances of 450 mm and 1200 mm respectively to
the right of the left bearing. Pulley B is 600 mm and pulley C is of 750 mm in diameter. The ratio of
belt tensions for both pulleys B and C is 2. A power of 29.5 kW is supplied to the gear D by another
gear directly below it. At pulley B, a power of 18.5 kW is taken off by means of a belt drive inclined at
600 to the horizontal, below the shaft and behind it. The remaining power of 11 kW is taken off at
pulley C by a belt drive vertically below it. The allowable shear stress for shaft material is 40 MPa.
The combined shock and fatigue factors for torsion and bending are 1.5 and 2.0 respectively. Calculate
the size of the shaft. (16 marks)
11. A power transmission shaft 1800 mm long is supported at two points A and B, where as A is at a
distance of 300 mm from the left extreme end of the shaft, B is at the right extreme end. A power of 50
kW is received at 500 rpm through a gear drive located at the left extreme end of the shaft. The gear
mounted on the shaft here has a pitch diameter of 300 mm and weighs 700 N. The driver gear is
located exactly behind. 30 kW of this power is given out through a belt drive located at a distance of
600 mm from the left support. The pulley mounted on the shaft has a diameter of 400 mm and weighs
1000 N. The belt is directed towards the observer below the horizontal and inclined at 45 0 to it. The
ratio of belt tensions is 3. The remaining power is given out through a gear drive located at a distance
of 400 mm from the right support. The driver gear has a pitch diameter of 200 mm and weighs 500 N.
 The driven gear is located exactly above. Selecting C15 steel ( σ y =235.4 MPa , σ u =425 MPa ) and
assuming minor shock condition, determine the diameter of the solid shaft. (16 marks)
12. A power transmission shaft 1500 mm long is supported at two points A and B, while A is at a distance
of 500 mm from the left extreme end of the shaft, B is at the right extreme end. The shaft receives a
power of 40 kW through a gear drive located at the left extreme end of the shaft at a rated speed of 500
rpm. The gear mounted on the shaft to be designed here has a pitch diameter of 200 mm and weighs
500 N. The gear meshing with this gear is placed behind such that the line of centers is directed away
from the observer, below the horizontal and inclined at 30 0 to it. The gear tooth is having a pressure
angle of 200. This power is given out through a belt drive located at a distance of 400 mm from the
right support. The belt pulley has a pitch diameter of 350 mm and weighs 800 N, the belt moving on
the pulley is directed towards the observer below the horizontal and inclined at 45 0 to it. The ratio of
belt tension is 3. Selecting C40 as material and 2.5 as factor of safety, determine the diameter of the
hollow shaft if its inner diameter to be 0.6 times outer diameter. (16 marks)
13. Design the shaft of the armature of a motor, if the magnetic pull on the shaft is equivalent to an
uniformly distributed load of 10 N per mm length over the middle one third of the 600 mm length of
the shaft between bearings. The motor transmits a power of 15 kW at 1200 rpm. The allowable shear
stress is 50 MPa. The combined shock and fatigue factors for torsion and bending are 1.5 and 1.25
respectively. (8 marks)
14. A hoisting drum of 500 mm diameter is keyed on to a shaft and is intended for lifting a load of 20 kN
at a velocity of 31.4 m/min. The shaft is supported on two bearings and carries a gear of 400 mm
diameter, overhanging the nearest bearing by 200 mm (i.e., 200 mm to the right of the right hand
bearing). The gear ratio is 12:1. Determine the power and revolutions per minute of the motor required
assuming a drive efficiency of 90. Determine also the diameter of the shaft for the hoisting drum,
assuming that the material of the shaft has an allowable shear stress of 60 MPa. The distance between
the bearings is 1000 mm. Pressure angle is 20 0. For suddenly applied load with minor shocks, the
combined shock and fatigue factors for torsion and bending are 2 and 1.3 respectively. (8 marks)