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CNC PNEUMATIC AUTOFEED PUNCHING MACHINE

DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS | GATE

MECHANICAL BASIC CONCEPTS


Sachin Thorat

Design of Machine Elements | Gate Mechanical Basic

Concepts
1.In majority of machine members, the damping capacity of the material should be
zero.
2.

At quite low temperatures (say -75c) the notched bar impact value of steel

decreases significantly.
3.

The crest diameter of a screw thread is same as major diameter.

4.

If d is the diameter of bolt hole then for a flanged pipe joint to be leak proof,

the circumferential pitch of the bolts should be 20d - 30d.

5.

Muntz metal contains copper-zinc.

6.

A Babbitt is antimony bearing lead or tin alloy.

7.

Steel balls for ball bearing are manufactured by cold heading.

8.

The blow off pressure of a safety value is 106% of boiler working pressure.

9.

A foundation bolt with a circular end is secured to the floor by means of a steel

cotter. If the pull on the bolt is 14000 kg, the diameter of the bolt should be 60 mm.
10.

In case knuckle joint the pin is most likely to fail in double shear.

11.

The key is cut is both shaft and hub is case of sunk key.

12.

Splines are used when axial relative motion between shaft and hub is

necessary.
13.

Splined shafts are generally used in automobiles.

14.

Universal coupling/Hooks joint is used for non-collinear shafts.

15.

In flange coupling the weakest element should be key.

16.

Turn buckle has left hand threads on one end and right hand threads on other

end.
17.

Elastic nut is a locking device that has hard fiber or nylon cotter is recessed in

the nut and becomes threaded as the nut is screwed on the bolt causing a tight
grip.
18.

Treating the weld as a line, the moment of inertia about center of gravity of a

circular weld of diameter d, would be d3/4.

19.

A single ply leather belt running at a belt velocity of 300 ft/min is likely to

transmit per inch of width 4.0 HP.

20.

For butt welding of two plates each of which is 25 mm thick, the best process

would be electro slag welding.

21.

The compression members tend to buckle in the direction of least radius of

gyration
22.

The diameter of a washer is generally slightly more than the diameter of the

bolt.
23.

A reinforced concrete beam is considered to be made up of heterogeneous

material.
24.

According to Eulers theory the critical length of a column is given by Pc =

2EI/L2 .
25.

Rankine formula is valid up to slenderness ratio of 120.

26.

Slenderness ratio of a column is length of strut/least radius of gyration.

27.

In hydrodynamics bearing the oil film pressure is generated only by the rotation

of the journal.
28.

If P = bearing pressure on projected bearing area, z = absolve viscosity of

lubricant, and N = speed of journal, then the characteristic number is given by

ZN/p.
29.

The rated life of bearing changes inversely as cube of load.

30.

The oiliness bearing does not need external supply of lubricant.

31.

In cross or regular lay ropes direction of twist of in stands is opposite to the

direction of twist of stands.

32.

Gears for wrist watches are generally manufactured by helix angle.

33.

The type of cam used for low and moderate speed engines is generally

harmonic
34.

The form coefficient of a spring is capability to store energy.

35.

Coriolis component of acceleration is found in wit worth-quick return motion

36.

Cold working of material increase the fatigue strength.

37.

A Babbitt is antimony bearing lead or tin alloy

38.

Addendum of a cycloidal gear tooth is epicycloids

39.

Spiral gears are suitable for transmitting small powers

40.

As pump speed increases its NPSH (Net Positive Suction Head) requirement

increases
41.

If pump NPSH requirements are not satisfied, it will be cavitated

42.

Bush roller chain is used in motor cycle.

43.

The working load for a chain for crane application is expressed in terms of

diameter of link in cm and given by 500 multiplied by square of diameter.

44.

If a square key and shaft are to be of the same material and or of equal

strength, the length of key would be 1.23d, d=diameter of shaft

45.

In a standard coarse thread bolt the stress concentration is maximum at root.

46.

Fatigue strength of a surface may be increased by polishing the surface

47.

The maximum deflection allowed in gantry girders is L/1000

48.

The maximum size of the fillet weld that can be used at 3 mm

49.

The maximum size of fillet weld that can be made in single pass in 6 mm

50.

A rolled steel flat designated as 50 ISF 8 means the flat is 50 mm wide and 8 mm

thick.
51.

The column splice is used for increasing length of column

52.

The minimum thickness steel member exposed to weather and accessible for

painting is 10 mm
53.

For determination of allowable stress in axial compression, IS: 800-1962 has

adopted secant formula

54.

For accurately, cut gears operating at velocities upto 20 m/sec, the velocity

factor v, is given by 6/6+v

55.

Zero axial thrust is experienced in herinnghbone gears

56.

In order to realize the advantage of fluid friction, it is essential to have parallel

oil film in bearing

57.

A Shaft rotating in anti-clockwise direction at slow speed inside a bearing will

be towards left side of bearing and making metal to metal contact

58.

Bearing characteristics number relating Z-absolute viscosity of lubricant,

N-speed of journal and p-bearing pressure on projected bearing area is ZN/p

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