Ganpat University

U. V. Patel College of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering
B. Tech. VIth Sem. Mechanical Engineering
2ME605 - Design of Machine Elements

TUTORIAL
1. A steel bar of 50 mm diameter is subjected to completely reversed bending stress of 250
N/mm2. The ultimate tensile strength of steel is 600 N/mm2. The surface finish factor and
size factor are 0.43 and 0.85 respectively. The reliability factor is 0.897. Assuming there is
no stress concentration; determine the life of the bar.
2. A cantilever beam of circular cross-section is fixed at one end and subjected to completely
reversed force of 10 kN at the free end. The force is perpendicular to the axis of the beam.
The distance between free and fixed end is 100 mm. The beam is made of steel with
ultimate tensile strength of 540 N/mm 2 and tensile yield strength of 320 N/mm 2. The
construction of the cantilever is such that there is no stress concentration. The size factor,
surface finish factor and reliability factor are 0.85, 0.8 and 0.868. The operating
temperature is 500 C for which the temperature factor is 1.010. If the diameter of the beam
is 35 mm, determine the life of the beam.
3. A plate made of plain carbon steel 40C8 ( ut = 580 N/mm2), shown in fig, is subjected to a
completely reversed axial force of 40 kN. The theoretical stress concentration factor at the
change of the cross section is 2.27 and the notch sensitivity is 0.8. the surface finish factor
and the size factor are 0.75 and 0.85 respectively. The load factor is 0.923. the expected
reliability is 90%, for which the reliability factor is 0.897. if the required factor of safety is
2, determine the plate thickness for infinite life.
4. A plate made of plain carbon steel 20C8 ( ut = 440 N/mm2) is shown in fig. the theoretical
stress concentration factor and notch sensitivity are 2.5 and 0.80 respectively. The surface
finish factor, size factor and reliability factor are 0.67, 0.85 and 0.897 respectively. The
plate thickness is 30 mm. if the required factor of safety is 2.0, determine the maximum
completely reversed axial force the plate can take for infinite life.
5. A cantilever beam of circular cross section, made of cold drawn steel having ulimate tensile
strength of 550 N/mm2, is fixed at one end and is subjected to completely reversed force of
15 kN at the free end. The force is perpendicular to the axis of the beam. The distance
between the fixed and free end of the cantilever beam is 200 mm. the theoretical stress
concentration factor and the notch sensitivity at the fixed end are 1.35 and 0.85
respectively. The surface finish factor for the beam is 0.80. The expected reliability is 90%
and the reliability factor is 0.897. the values of size factor are as follows.
Diameter, d in mm
Size factor
d 7.5
1.00
7.5 < d 50
0.85
d > 50
0.75
Determine the diameter of the beam for infinite life. Take factor of safety as 2.0 for the
beam.

6. A cantilever beam of circular cross section having ultimate tensile strength of 500 N/mm 2,
is subjected to a a completely reversed force of 1.2 kN as shown in fig. The notch
sensitivity at the fillet is 0.6. Determine the diameter,d for a life of 8000 cycles. Assume
surface factor as 0.8, size factor as 0.9 and the calculations are expected at 90 % reliability,
for which the reliability factor is 0.897. Theoretical stress concentration factor may be
taken as 1.5.

7. A rectangular plate with center hole is subjected to completely reversed axial load of 20 kN
as shown in Fig-2. The notch sensitivity can be assumed as 0.8. Determine the plate
thickness for infinite life, if the factor of safety is 2.
Assume the ultimate tensile strength as 500 MPa. The surface factor is 0.8, size factor is 0.85
and the calculations are expected at 90% reliability, for which the reliability factor is 0.897.
The theoretical stress concentration factor is 2.5. [Haideri - 7.15.1]

Fig.-2
8. A machine part is as shown in Fig-3. It is subjected to a completely reversed load cycle of 20
kN. The notch sensitivity can be assumed as 0.7. Determine the life of the component, if the
factor of safety is 1.5. Assume: Ultimate tensile strength as 400 MPa. The surface factor is
0.7, size factor is 0.85 and the calculations are expected at 50% reliability. The theoretical
stress concentration factor is 2.3 for shoulder and 2.25 for hole.

Fig-3