Republic of the Philippines

EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY - ORMOC CITY CAMPUS

Ormoc City
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering Preboard Examination
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
06:30 p.m. 06:30 p.m.
---------------------------------------------------------------MACHINE DESIGN, MATERIALS AND SHOP PRACTICE
SET A
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by marking the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No.2 only.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the LRT II project, steel railroad rails of 10 meters long
are to be installed. If lowest temperature considered is 16
C, and a maximum temperature of 36 C is designed for,
assuming coefficient of thermal expansion of steel to be 11.6
x 10-6 m/m and modulus of elasticity of steel to be 207,000
MPa. Should the excessive high summer tempeature of 40 C
occur, determine the induced stress in the rails at that
temperature.
A. 9.6048 Mpa*
C. 4.4178 MPa
B. 6.6342 Mpa
D. 7.7841 Mpa
2. An engine part is being tested with a load of 30,000 lb. The
allowable tensile stress is 10,000 psi, modulus of elasticity
of 40 x 106 psi. If the original length of specimen is 42
inches with elongation not exceeding 0.0015 inch, what
diameter of the specimen is required?
A. 4.2 in
C. 2.5 in
B. 3.0 in
D. 5.17 in
3. 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*
C. 120.217 mm; 65.97 mm
B. 112.231 mm; 84.60 mm
D. 131.204 mm; 54.30 mm
4. A machine shaft turning at 600 rpm is supported on bearings
76 cm apart. Fifteen kW is supplied through a 46 cm pulley
located 26 cm to the right bearing. Power is transmitted from
the shaft through a 20 cm spur gear located 25 cm to the
right of the left bearing. The belt drive is at an angle of
60 above the horizontal. The pulley weighs 90 kg to provide
some flywheel effect. The ratio of the belt tension is 3:1.
The gear has a 20 tooth form and meshes with another gear
directly located above the shaft. Shaft materials has Su =
482,500, Sy = 320 MPa. Design the shaft.
A. 30 mm
C. 39 mm*

B. 58 mm

D. 47 mm

5. A 76 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of

equal torsional strength. Find the inside diameter and the
percentage of weight saved, if the outside diameter of the
hollow shaft is 100 mm.
A. 56.53 %*
C. 48.49 %
B. 67.31 %
D. 72.50 %
6. A centrifugal pump is directly coupled to a motor. The pump
rating is 3,600 liters per minute against a total head of 8
meters of water. Pump efficiency is 65% at shaft speed of 550
rpm. Calculate the torsional stress induced on the 40 mm
diameter motor shaft.
A. 11,193.45 KPa
C. 10,010.85 Kpa*
B. 12,429.72 Kpa
D. 13,113.83 KPa
7. A steel shaft transmits 40 hp at 1400 rpm. Considering
allowable shearing stress based on pure torsion to be 5000
psi, find the torsional deflection of the shaft in degrees
per foot.
A. 0.392 degrees/foot
C. 0.541 degrees/foot
B. 0.246 degrees/foot*
D. 0.435 degree/foot
8. The maintenance shop of Philippine Air Lines has a motor
operated hoisting winch which consists of the following
mechanical parts: in mesh with a 56 tooth worm wheel at shaft
B directly below. Compounded on shaft B is a 20 tooth 5
module pinion in mesh with a spur gear keyed on shaft C
with a horizontal center line distance of 150 mm. Mounted on
the same shaft C with a horizontal center line diameter
hoisting drum. The
cable wrap around the drum sustains a
load of 500 kg. Find the velocity of the load when the motor
is turning at 1750 rpm.
A. 0.382 m/sec
C. 0.230 m/sec
B. 0.284 m/sec
D. 0.327 m/sec*
9. An ammonia compressor is driven by a 20 kW motor. The
compressor and the motor RPM are 360 and 1750, respectively.
The small sheave has a pitch diameter of 152.4 mm. If the
belt to used is standard C-120, determine the center distance
between sheaves. Note: From PSME Code: Length of C-120 belt =
122.9 in.
A. 709 mm
C. 806 mm*
B. 865 mm
D. 686 mm
10. A certain farm equipment which requires 2200 Newton Metre
torque at 500 RPM has a diesel engine to operate at 1500 RPM
as its prime mover. A No. 60 roller chain with a total length
of 60 pitches and a small sprocket with 23-teeth are to be
used with an operating temperature to remain constant at 45 0C.
Determine the approximate number of strands.
A. 7
C. 8
B. 6
D. 9*
11. A multiple disc clutch of 10 steel disc and 9 bronze disc.
the effective outside and inside diameter are 20.32 cm and
15.24 cm, respectively if the axial force of 450 Newton is

applied and the shaft turns at 1200 rpm, find the horsepower
capacity, assume a coefficient of friction of 0.27.
A. 39.566 hp*
C. 37.456 hp
B. 40.482 hp
D. 35. 659 hp
12.

An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50

kW at 2,000 rpm combined efficiency of the differential and transmission
is 75% with an over-all speed reduction to. 1 determine he torque to be
delivered by the clutch N-m.
A. 239 N-m*
C. 432 N-m
B. 359 N-m
D. 471 N-m

13. Determine the diameter of the stud bolt that are required to
fasten down the cylinder head of a 203 mm x 304 mm gas
engine. There are ten bolts on the block. The explosion
pressure is 31 kg/sq.cm and studs are made of ordinary bolts
material SAE 1020. How deep should the bolt be drilled?
A. 38.1 mm*
C. 37.3 mm
B. 40.2 mm
D. 35.5 mm
14. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70
kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of 6
mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar friction
are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter
is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60rpm, find the combined
efficiency of screw and collar.
A. 13.438%
C. 14.526%
B. 15.530%
D. 12.526%*
15. A simple band brake has a 76 cm and fitted with a steel band
2/5 cm thick lined with a brake lining having a coefficient
of friction of 0.25. the arc of contact is 245 deg. the drum
is attached to a 60 cm hoisting drum that sustain a rope load
of 820 kg. the operating force has a moment arm of 1.50 m and
the band is attached 12 cm from the pivot point. Find a
torque just required to support the load (clockwise)
A. 2413.26 N-m*
C. 2453.29 N-m
B. 3492.31 N-m
D. 1894.82 N-m
16.
A pulley is keyed to a 2 and 1/2 inches diameter shaft
by a 7/16 in x 3 in flat key. The shaft rotates at 50 rpm.
The allowable compressive stress for the key, hub and shaft
are 66 ksi. 59 ksi and 72 ksi, repectively. Determine the
maximum torque the pulley can safety deliver.
A. 48398.4 in-lb*
C. 51562.5 in-lb
B. 54140.6 in-lb
D. 67495.2 in-lb
17. A cylinder having an internal diameter of 20 in and an
external diameter of 36 in is subjected to an internal
pressure of 10,000 psi and an external pressure of 2,500 psi.
Determine the hoop stress at the inner surface of the
cylinder.
18.
A. 24, 705.16 psi
C. 13, 142.86 psi*
B. 19, 028.52 psi
D. 11, 696.43 psi
19. An elevator having a floor area of 18 m2 has a minimum
capacity of _____ persons.

A. 4
B. 2*

C. 6
D. 8

20. Find the maximum load in kgs of an elevator having a net

inside platform area of 10 m2.
A. 5738 kgs*
C. 1866.5 kgs
B. 5436 kgs
D. 1567.4 kgs
21. Design the size of solid steel shaft to be used for a 500
hp, 250 rpm application if the allowable torsional deflection
is 1
and the allowable stress is 10,000 psi modulus of
rigidity is 13 x 106 psi.
A. 5 dia.
C. 4-7/8 dia. *
B. 4-5/8 dia.
D. 4-3//4 dia.
22. With the electric are welding rate of 18 in./min, how long
will it take to weld a in. thick plate by 3 ft long seam?
A. 3 min.
C. 1.5 min.
B. 2 min. *
D. 4 min.
23. How long will it take to mill a 3/4
3 diameter shafting with a 24 tooth
rpm and 0.005 feed/tooth?
A. 0.136 min.
C.
B. 0.196 min.
D.

by 2 long keyway in a
cutter turning at 100
0.166 min. *
0.106 min.

24. How long will it take to saw a rectangular piece of aluminum

plate 8 in. wide and 1 1/2 in. thick if the length of the cut
is 8 in., the power hacksaw makes 120 rev/min and average
feed per stroke is 0.0060 in.?
A. 13.11
C. 14.01
B. 11.11 *
D. 12.03
25. A cast iron flywheel is rotated at a speed of 1200 rpm and
having a mean rim radius of 1 foot. If the weight of the rim
is 30 lbs. what is the centrifugal force? Use factor C = 41.
A. 14,700 lbs
C. 14,860 lbs
B. 14,800 lbs
D. 14,760 lbs *
26. Determine the estimated weight of an A-36 steel plate size
3/16 x 6 x 20
A. 919 lbs *
C. 829 lbs
B. 1012 lbs
D. 735 lbs
27. The minimum clearance allowed for meshing spur gears with a
circular pitch of 0.1571 and diametral pitch of 20. The spur
gear has 25 teeth.
A. 0.007855 *
C. 0.007558
B. 0.008578
D. 0.007585
28. A coiled spring with 5 cm of outside diameter is required to
work under the load of 190 N. The wire diameter is 5 mm, the
spring is to have 6 active coils and the ends are to be
closed and ground. Determine the total number of coils. The
modulus of rigidity is 809 GPa and the mean radius is to be
23 mm, with 7 mm pitch of the spring.
A. 6.5 coils
C. 8.5 coils *
B. 7.5 coils
D. 9.5 coils

29. A helical spring having squared and ground ends has a total
of 18 coils and its material has modulus of elasticity in
shear of 78.910 GPa. If the spring has an outside diameter of
10.42 cm and a wire diameter of 0.625 cm, compute in the
spring due to a load of 50 kgs.
A. 302 mm
C. 490 mm *
B. 470 mm
D. 322 mm
30. Two parallel shaft connected by pure rolling turn in the
same direction and having a speed ratio of 4. What is the
distance of the two shaft if the small cylinder is 8 cm?
A. 10 cm
C. 18 cm
B. 12 cm *
D. 20 cm
31. What modulus of elasticity in tension is required to obtain
a unit deformation of 0.00107 m/m from a load producing a
unit tensile stress of 50, 000 psi?
A. 34.5 x 106 psi
C. 46.7 x 106 psi *
B. 46.7 x 105 psi
D. 4.67 x 106 psi
32. Determine the bursting steam pressure of a steel plate with
a diameter of 12 in.a and made of in steel plate. The
joint efficiency is at 75% and the tensile strength is 55
ksi.
A. 3, 440 psi *
C. 3, 430 psi
B. 3, 437 psi
D. 3, 427 psi
33. What is the working strength of a 2 in bolt which is screwed
up tightly in a packed joint when the allowable working
stress is 11,000 psi?
A. 12,400 lb
C. 18,700 lb *
B. 15,500 lb
D. 22,500 lb
34. The process by which high pressure is applied to a heated
metal billet or blank which causes it to flow through
restricted orifice.
A. Extrusion*
C. Forging
B. Intrusion
D. Hot rolling
35. A thin hollow sphere of radius 10 in and thickness 0.1 in is
subjected to an internal pressure of 100 psig. The maximum
normal stress on an element of the sphere is
A. 2500 psi
C. 7,070 psi
B. 5000 psi *
D. 10,000 psi
36. In designing a cylindrical pressure tank 3 feet in diameter,
a factor of safety of 2.5 is used. The cylinder is made of
steel (yield stress = 30 ksi) and will contain pressures up
to1000 psi. What is the required wall thickness, t, based on
circumferential stress considerations?
A. 0.75 in.
C. 3 in.
B. 1.50 in. *
D. 3.75 in.
37. A flywheel weighing 6 kN has a mean diameter of 90 cm. The
maximum speed of the flywheel is 7 rev/sec slowed down to 4
rev/sec during the shearing process. Determine the energy
released by the flywheel.

A. 7856 kg-m
B. 8145 kg-m

C. 9872 kg-m
D. 8241 kg-m *

38. All four compression coil spring support one load of 700
kg/mm. All four springs are arranged in parallel and rated
same at 0.609 kg/mm. Compute the deflection in mm.
A. 64
C. 178
B. 147
D. 287 *
39. A body weighing 1000 lb falls 6 inches and strikes a 2000 lb
per in spring. The deformation of the spring is:
A. 1 in
C. 3 in *
B. 2 in
D. 6 in
40. A 60 inch diameter steel pipe, 3/8 inch thick, carries water
under a pressure head of 550 ft. Determine the hoop stress in
the steel.
A. 34,320 psi
C. 19,066 psi *
B. 25,780 psi
D. 15,920 psi
41. The maximum moment induced in a simply supported beam of 20
ft span, by a 2000 pound load at midspan is
A. 125,000 ft lb
C. 30,000 ft lb
B. 15,000 ft lb
D. 10,000 ft lb *
42. Determine the length of belt needed for a two flat belt
pulleys having a diameter of 70 cm and 30 cm. The center
distance is 400 cm and pulleys rotate in same direction.
Assume power transmitted is 10 hp at 200 rpm.
A. 958 cm *
C. 589 cm
B. 859 cm
D. 895 cm
43. A round steel bar 12 inches long is to withstand a dead load
of 40,000 lb in compression. The rod must not shorten more
than 0.004 inch and have a factor safety of at least 10.
Assume the ultimate strength of the material to be 110,000
psi and modulus of elasticity to be 15,500,000 psi. Determine
the diameter of the rod.
A. 2.14 in.
C. 4.14 in.
B. 3.14 in *
D. 5.14 in.
44.

SAE 51XXX belongs to what steel family?

A. Carbon
C. chromium*
B. Manganese
D. nickel

45. What are considered as the building blocks for engineering

materials?
A. Atoms*
C. Matters
B. Elements
D. Compounds
46.

What are the major classes of engineering materials?

A. Metals, ceramics and semiconductors
B. Polymers, metals and composites
C. Metals, ceramics, polymers and semiconductors
D. Metals, ceramics, polymers, semiconductors and composites*

47. What types of materials behave like iron when placed in a

magnetic field?
A. Crystals

B. Amorphous materials
C. Ferromagnetic materials*
D. Metalloids
48. What do you call metals reinforced by ceramics or other
materials, usually in fiber form?
A. Metalloids
C. Metal lattices
B. Matrix alloys
D. Metal Matrix composites*
49. What is a combination of one or more metals with a nonmetallic
element?
A. Metalloids
C. Inert
B. Matrix Composite
D. Ceramic*
50. A white metal, almost as bright as silver and is malleable and
ductile and can be welded.
A. Nickel*
C. White iron
B. Aluminum
D. Lead
51. It is a silvery dull, soft metal and the second lightest of all
metals used in the industry.
A. Nickel
C. White iron
B. Aluminum*
D. Lead
52. The least among iron ores for it contains many impurities, poor
in iron ontent and commonly used in England.
A. Hermatite
C. Limonite
B. Magnetite
D. Siderite*
53. Which of the following is not considered to be precious metal?
A. Silver
C. Platinum
B. Gold
D. Steel*
54. It is an alloy of copper and zinc. It is approximately 1/3 zinc
and 2/3 copper.
A. Brass*
C. Muntz metal
B. Bronze
D. Silver
55. Which of the following where pipe wrench (Stillson) was designed
to be used?
A. A. Hexagonal objects
C. Round objects
B. B. Square objects
D. Flat objects
56.

In which of the following where pipe is measured?

A. Inside diameter*
C. Outside diameter
B. Thickness of wall
D. Wire gage

57.

What is the use of shims?

A. Separate fresh-and salt-water lines
B. Replace fuses
C. Adjust cylinder liners
D. Adjust bearing clearances*

58. How do you call the process used to retard corrosion (rust) on
iron pipe and fitting?
A. Tinning
C. Soldering
B. Galvanizing*
D. Sulphurizing
59.

In
A.
B.
C.
D.

pipe fittings the term offset refers to what?

A cut-off running at right angles to the original piping
Two pipes running parallel to each other
A bend in the pipe*
Two sizes of pipe in the same run

60. In
than
A.
B.
C.
D.

machine shop, if the lips of a drill are of different lengths

which of the following will likely happen?
The drill will not cut
The hole will be larger than the drill*
The hole will be smaller than the drill
None of these will happen

61. What structure is formed when transformation occurs at

temperatures down to the knee of the curve?
A. Pearlite *
C. Austenite
B. Bainite
D. Martensite
62. What allotropic form of iron refers
temperature range of room temperature
A. Beta iron
C.
B. Gamma iron
D.

to iron that has a

to 1670o F?
Delta iron
Alpha iron*

63. What steel surface hardening process requires heating at 1000o F

for up to 100 hours in an ammonia atmosphere, followed by slow
cooling?
A. Nitriding*
C. Precipitaion hardening
B. Flame hardening
D. Carburizing
64.

What is the chief ore of tin?

A. Cassiterite*
B. Bauxite

C. Ilmanite
D. Galena

65.

What is the chief ore of zinc?

A. Cassiterite
B. Bauxite

C. Sphalerite*
D. Ilmanite

66.

What is the chief ore of titanium?

A. Sphalerite
C. Bauxite
B. Ilmanite*
D. Cassiterite

67. What is the mixture of gibbsite and diaspore, of which aluminum

is derived?
A. Bauxite*
C. Galera
B. Rutile
D. Sphalerite

68. A tolerance where the size of a part is permitted to be

either larger or smaller than the given dimension.
A. Bilateral*
C. Lateral
B. Unilateral
D. None of these
69. In a pressure vessel, the ratio of minimum strength of joint
to the strength of solid joint is known as
A. Efficiency
C. Joint efficiency
B. Performance factor
D. Relative strength*
70. When tested in compression, ductile material usually
exhibit________ characteristics up to the yield strength as
they do when tested in tension.
A. the same
C. more than
B. less than
D. approximately the same*
71. In pure torsion, the maximum stress is at the center of the
A. peripheral sides
C. medium sides
B. long sides*
D. short sides

72. The ability of a material to absorb energy

proportional limit is known as
A. resilience*
C. toughness
B. endurance
D. spring action

within

is

73. A method whereby a gear is run with another gear that has
abrasive surface material.
A. Hobbing
C. lapping*
B. Honing
D. milling
74. Heating above the transformation range , usually 1300 F to
1350 F, and cooling slowly to soften the metal and increase
in machining.
A. Annealing*
C. Normalizing
B. Hardening
D. Tempering
75. Heating above the transformation temperature and quenching
sually oil, for the purpose of increasing the hardness.
A. Annealing
C. Normalizing
B. Hardening*
D. Tempering
76. Reheating to a temperature below the transformation range,
followed by any desired rate of cooling to attain the desired
properties of the metal.
A. Annealing
C. Tempering*
B. Hardening
D. Stress Relieving
77. Heating to a subcritical temperature about 1,100 F to 1,300
F and holding at that temperature for a suitable time for the
purpose of reducing internal residual stresses.
A. Annealing
C. Tempering
B. Hardening
D. Stress Relieving*
78. Heating to some 100 F above the transformation range with
subsequent cooling to below that range in still air at room
temperature to produce uniform structure of the metal.
A. Annealing
C. Normalizing*
B. Hardening
D. Tempering
79. A machine tool for producing holes in metal by the use of a
cutting tool called drill.
A. Drilling machine*
C. Milling machine
B. Boring machine
D. Broaching machine
80. A machine tool used to form metal parts by removing metal
from a workpiece by the use of the revolving cutter with many
teeth each tooth having a cutting edge which removes its
share of the stock.
A. Drilling machine
C. Milling machine*
B. Boring machine
D. Broaching machine
81. When measuring a drill for
A. margins *
B. flutes

size measure across the:

C. shank
D. point

82.
The tool used in precision work to smooth or enlarge holes
is called a:

A. round out
B. drift pin

C. reamer *
D. protractor

83. Which of the following chisels would be used for cutting oil
grooves?
A. diamond-point chisel
C. round-nose chisel *
B. cold chisel
D. hot chisel
84.

Which of the following is not a cut of file?

A. smooth
C. half-round *
B. second cut
D. bastard

85.

Which of the following is the smallest size drill?

A. # 80 *
C. # 1
B. # 60
D. # 0

86. Which of the following is the largest size drill?

A. A
C. Z *
B. X
D. XX
87. The size of a drill is stamped on the:
A. point
C. margin
B. shank *
D. flute
88. Which of the following safety precautions should be followed
when pouring babbitt?
A. operator must wear goggles
B. the surface to be babbitted must be free of moisture
C. the surface to be babbitted must be clean
D. all of the above *
89. Which of the following safety precautions should be followed
when renewing a flange gasket?
A. drain the line thoroughly
B. tie down isolation valves
C. isolate the section to be worked on
D. all of the above *
90. Before installing a
A. flange faces are
B. flange faces are
C. isolating valves
D. old gasket is in

new flange gasket be sure that the:

painted
absolutely clean *
are open
place

91. On a standard wire gage:

A. #10 is larger than #5
B. #25 is smaller than #20 *

C. # 1is smaller than #2

D. #30 is larger than #25

92. Which of the following tools would be most useful when

taking leads on bearings?
A. dividers
C. micrometer *
B. outside calipers
D. center gage
93. Before splicing electric wires, they should be:
A. tinned
C. soldered
B. cleaned and tinned *
D. insulated

94. Which of the following is not a standard thread form?

A. Square
C. Double flute *
B. American National
D. 60 deg. sharp V
95. Which of the following does not have to be lubricated when
drilling?
A. steel
C. monel
B. brass *
D. tool steel
96. The formula to find out the number of turn of the crank
simple indexing is
A. T=20/N
C. T=N/20
B. T=40/N *
D. T=N/40
97. In a standard dividing head the ratio between the worm
wheel and the worm is
A. 10:1
C. 20:1
D. 30:1
D. 40:1 *
98. There are two different movements of the crank in
A. Simple indexing
C.Compound indexing *
B. Differential indexing
D. Angular indexing
99. Planer type built machine is built up for work of
A. light duty
C. heavy duty *
B. medium duty
D. None of the above
100. In
mill
A.
B.

a straddle milling operation how many cutters are used to

the work?
One
C. Two *
Three or more
D. Any one of the above

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