CONFIDENTIAL 1 EM/OCT2017/MEC531

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION 1

COURSE : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN 1

COURSE CODE : MEC531
EXAMINATION : TEST 1
TIME : 2 HOURS

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QUESTION 1

a) Theories of failure are essentially a set of failure criteria developed for the ease
of design. In machine design, an element is said to have failed if it ceases to
perform its function. There are basically two types of mechanical failure;
Yielding and Fracture. Please describe each failure type.

[5 Marks] [CO1:PO1:C2] 


b) A cantilever rod is loaded as shown in the Figure 1(b). If the tensile yield
strength of the material is 300 MPa, determine the rod diameter using
i. Maximum principal stress theory
ii. Maximum shear stress theory
iii. Maximum distortion energy theory

Figure 1(b)
[15 Marks][CO2:PO2:C3]

QUESTION 2

a) In Fracture Mechanics, one of the important design equations frequently used

is: 𝐾𝐼 = 𝛽𝜎√𝜋𝑎
Describe the symbols 𝐾𝐼 , 𝛽, 𝜎, 𝜋, 𝑎 and the corresponding basic units.

[5 marks] [CO1:PO1:C2]

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b) Figure 2(b) shows the dimension of a rectangular bar, cut from AISI 1018 cold-
drawn steel flat and concentrically loaded in a push-pull fatigue by axial force
Fa, uniformly distributed across the width. Using a design factor of nd = 1.5,
estimate the largest force Fa that can be applied ignoring column action. (Hint:
refer to Table-15-1).

Figure 2(b). (All dimensions are in millimeter.)

[15 marks] [CO3:PO3:C5]

QUESTION 3

a) A power screw is 25 mm in diameter and has a thread pitch of 5 mm. Sketch

and finds the thread depth, the tread width, the root/minor diameter for;
i. Square thread, and
ii. Acme thread.
[5 Marks] [CO1:PO1:C2]

b) Figure 3(b) shows a steel bar of thickness of 5mm, to be used as a beam, is

welded to a vertical support by four welds. Find the safe bending force F if the
allowable shear stress is the welds is 140 MPa. Given b = 50mm, c = 150mm,

d = 50mm and .

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Figure 3(b)
[15 Marks][CO2:PO2:C3]

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