JNTUA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PULIVENDULA

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

III B.TECH, II SEMESTER, II MID EXAMINATIONS
DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS II
DATE : 28-05-2014

DURATION: 20 MIN

TIME:

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MAX MARKS: 10

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1. Screws used for power transmission should have
a) Low efficiency

b) High efficiency

c) Very fine threads

d) Strong teeth

2. The crankshaft in an internal combustion engine

a) Is a disc which reciprocated in a cylinder.
b) Is used to retain the working fluid and to guide the piston.
c) Converts reciprocating motion of the piston into rotary motion and vice versa
d) None of the above
3. Multiple threads are used to secure
a) Low efficiency

b) High efficiency

c) High low lifting Capacity d) High mechanical Advantage

4. In order to have smooth operation the minimum number of teeth on the smaller sprocket, for moderate speeds
should be
a) 15

b) 17

c) 21

d) 25

5. In designing a connecting rod, it is considered like for buckling about X-axis

a) Bothe ends fixed

b) Both ends hinged

c) One end fixed and the other end hinged

d) One end fixed and other end free

6. To ensure self locking in a screw jack, it is essential that the helix angle is
a) Larger than friction angle

b) Smaller than friction angle

c) Equal to friction angle

d) Such as to give maximum efficiency in lifting

7. The groove angle of the pulley for V-belt drive is usually

a) 20 25

b) 25 32

c) 32 38

d) 38-45

8. The wire rope make contact at

a) Bottom of the groove of the pulley

b) Sides of grooves of the pulley

c) Sides and bottom of groove of the pulley

d) anywhere in the groove of the pulley

9. Which of the following statement is wrong for a connecting rod?

a) The connecting rod will be equally strong in buckling about X-axis, if Ixx = 4Iyy.
b) If Ixx>4Iyy, the buckling will occur about X-axis

c) If Ixx<4Iyy, the buckling will occur about X-axis

d) The most suitable section for the connecting rod is T-section.

10. Which of the following is a positive drive?
a) Crossed Flat belt drive

b) Rope drive

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c) V-Belt drive

d) Chain drive

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11. The chain drive transmits ___________power
as compared to belt drive.
___________
12. A screw jack has square threads and the lead angle of the threads is .. The screw jack will be self locking
when the co-efficient of friction is ________________
13. The speed of the sprocket reduces as the chain pitch ________________
________________ for a given number of teeth.
14. _______________________type
of threads is adopted for power transmission in either direction.
_______________________
15. A crank shaft with only one side crank or centre crank is called __________________________.
__________________________
16. For slow speed engines ___________________________
section of connecting rods are used.
___________________________cross
______________________
17. Give expressions for the stresses in the curved beam of Circular, rectangular, Trapezoidal cross sections and
T-Section

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