Lewis equation in gears is used to find the
A. Tensile stress in bending
B. Shear stress
C. Compressive stress in bending
D. Fatigue stress
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Buttress threads are usually found on
A. Screw cutting lathes
B. Feed mechanisms
C. Spindles of bench vices
D. Railway carriage couplings
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The acme threads are usually found on
A. Spindles of bench vices
B. Railway carriage couplings
C. Feed mechanism of machine tools
D. Screw cutting lathes
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The square threads are usually found on
A. Spindles of bench vices
B. Railway carriage couplings
C. Feed mechanism of machine tools
D. Screw cutting lathes
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A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet weld of length 'l ' and leg 's' is subjected to a tensile force 'P'. Assuming uniform stress distribution, the shear stress in the weld is given by
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A plate with an elliptical hole in the centre, with semi-major axis (a) perpendicular to the direction of loading and semi-minor axis (b) along the direction of loading, is subjected to a pull P. The maximum stress induced at the edge of the hole is equal to (where σ = Stress for a plate with no hole i.e. nominal stress)
A. σ ( 1 + 2 a b )
B. σ ( 1 + b 2 a )
C. σ ( 1 + 3 a b )
D. σ ( 1 + b 3 a )
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Two shafts ‘A’ and ‘B’ under pure torsion are of identical length and identical weight and are made of the same material. The shaft ‘A’ is solid and the shaft ‘B’ is hollow. We can say that
A. Shaft B is better than shaft A
B. Shaft A is better than shaft B
C. Both the shafts are equally good
D. None of these
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18/8 steel contains
A. 18% nickel and 8% chromium
B. 18% chromium and 8% nickel
C. 18% nickel and 8% vanadium
D. 18% vanadium and 8% nickel
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In order to ensure self locking in a screw jack, it is essential that helix angle is __________ friction angle.
A. Larger than
B. Smaller than
C. Equal to
D. None of these
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Two shafts A and B are made of the same material. The diameter of shaft A is twice as that of shaft B. The power transmitted by the shaft A will be __________ of shaft B.
A. Twice
B. Four times
C. Eight times
D. Sixteen times
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A riveted joint is a __________ fastening.
A. Permanent
B. Temporary
C. Either A or B
D. None of these
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The expansion joint is mostly used for pipes which carry steam at __________ pressures.
A. Low
B. High
C. Medium
D. None of these
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The V-belts are particularly suitable for __________ drives.
A. Short
B. Long
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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A crankshaft is a __________ shaft.
A. Transmission
B. Machine
C. Machine frame
D. None of these
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A single strap butt joint is always in __________ shear.
A. Single
B. Double
C. Triple share
D. None of these
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The dedendum circle diameter is equal to (where φ = Pressure angle)
A. Pitch circle diameter × cosφ
B. Addendum circle diameter × cosφ
C. Clearance circle diameter × cosφ
D. Pitch circle diameter × sinφ
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The velocity factor for precision metallic gears cut with high accuracy and operating at velocities up to 20 m/s is equal to
A. B. 3 + v 3
C. 4.5 + v 4.5
D. 6 + v 6
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According to Indian standard specifications, a Grey cast iron designated by 'FG 200' means that the
A. Carbon content is 2%
B. Maximum compressive strength is 200 N/mm2
C. Minimum tensile strength is 200 N/mm2
D. Maximum shear strength is 200 N/mm2
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The designation M 33 × 2 of a bolt means
A. Metric threads of 33 numbers in 2 cm
B. Metric threads with cross-section of 33 mm
C. Metric threads of 33 mm outside diameter and 2 mm pitch
D. Bolt of 33 mm nominal diameter having 2 threads per cm
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A bolt of M 24 × 2 means that
A. The pitch of the thread is 24 mm and depth is 2 mm
B. Cross-sectional area of the threads is 24 mm2
C. The nominal diameter of bolt is 24 mm and pitch is 2 mm
D. The effective diameter of bolt is 24 mm and there are 2 threads per cm
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