Machine Design: cram pack

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1Formulas and methods

Gears & gear trains

Meshing gears
n1·N1 = n2·N2
Torque
T2 = T1·(N2/N1)·η
Power
P = T·ω, ω = 2π·n/60
Compound train
total ratio = product of the stage ratios

Torsion of shafts

Shear stress
τ = T·r/J
Solid shaft
J = πd⁴/32
Hollow shaft
J = π(D⁴ − d⁴)/32
Angle of twist
φ = TL/(GJ)
Power
P = T·ω = 2πnT/60

Method

  1. Find the polar moment of area: J = πd⁴/32 for a solid shaft.
  2. Shear stress at the surface: τ = T·r/J, with r the outer radius.
  3. Angle of twist: φ = TL/(GJ) in radians.
  4. If power is given, find the torque first with P = T·ω, ω = 2πn/60.

Mohr’s circle & stress transformation

Centre
C = (σx + σy)/2
Radius
R = √(((σx − σy)/2)² + τxy²)
Principal stresses
σ1,2 = C ± R
Principal direction
tan 2θp = 2τxy/(σx − σy)
Inclined plane
σθ = C + (σx − σy)/2·cos 2θ + τxy·sin 2θ

Method

  1. Calculate the centre of Mohr’s circle: C = (σx + σy)/2.
  2. Calculate the radius: R = √(((σx − σy)/2)² + τxy²).
  3. The principal stresses are C ± R and the largest in-plane shear stress is R.
  4. Angles on the circle are double the angles on the element: tan 2θp = 2τxy/(σx − σy).

Axial stress & strain

Normal stress
σ = F/A
Strain
ε = ΔL/L
Hooke’s law
σ = E·ε
Elongation
ΔL = FL/(EA)
Thermal strain
εT = α·ΔT

Column buckling

Euler load
Pcr = π²EI/(KL)²
Effective length factor
K = 1 pinned–pinned, 0.5 fixed–fixed, 0.7 fixed–pinned, 2 fixed–free
Critical stress
σcr = Pcr/A
Slenderness
λ = KL/r, r = √(I/A)

Mechanical vibrations

Natural frequency
ωn = √(k/m), fn = ωn/(2π)
From static deflection
ωn = √(g/δst)
Critical damping
cc = 2√(km) = 2mωn
Damping ratio
ζ = c/cc
Damped frequency
ωd = ωn√(1 − ζ²)
Logarithmic decrement
δ = (1/n)·ln(x0/xn), ζ = δ/√(4π² + δ²)
Springs in parallel
k = k1 + k2
Springs in series
1/k = 1/k1 + 1/k2

2Practice problems

1.Gears & gear trainsMedium
N1​ = 40N2​ = 48

A 4 kW motor running at 960 rpm drives a pinion with 40 teeth, which meshes with a gear with 48 teeth. The gear pair has an efficiency of 95%. Find the torque T1 on the motor shaft.

P = 4 kWn1 = 960 rpmN1 = 40N2 = 48η = 95%
T1 = N·m
2.Gears & gear trainsHard
d1​ = 200 mmd2​ = 450 mm2880 rpmC = 800 mmθ = ?

An open belt connects a 200 mm pulley and a 450 mm pulley whose centres are 800 mm apart. Find the angle of wrap θ on the smaller pulley, in degrees.

d1 = 200 mmd2 = 450 mmC = 800 mm
θ = °
3.Torsion of shaftsMedium
T = 100 N·md = 25 mmL = 1 mφ = ?

A solid steel shaft is fixed at the wall and twisted by a torque T at its free end. Find the angle of twist φ of the free end, in degrees.

T = 100 N·md = 25 mmL = 1 mG = 80 GPa
φ = °
4.Torsion of shaftsHard
d = 50 mmTB​ = 500 N·mTC​ = 500 N·mABC1.2 m0.5 m

A solid aluminium shaft of diameter 50 mm is fixed at A. A torque of 500 N·m acts at B, 1.2 m from A, and a torque of 500 N·m in the same direction acts at the free end C, a further 0.5 m along. Find the magnitude of the angle of twist φC of end C, in degrees.

d = 50 mmTB = 500 N·mTC = 500 N·mAB = 1.2 mBC = 0.5 mG = 26 GPa
φC = °
5.Mohr’s circle & stress transformationMedium
σx​ = −30σy​ = 80τxy​ = −40MPa

A point has σₓ = −30 MPa, σᵧ = 80 MPa and τₓᵧ = −40 MPa (tension positive). The element is rotated 35° counter-clockwise. Find the normal stress σy′ on the faces of the rotated element that are perpendicular to the rotated y′-axis.

σx = −30 MPaσy = 80 MPaτxy = −40 MPaθ = 35°
σy′ = MPa
6.Mohr’s circle & stress transformationHard
σx​ = −60σy​ = 20τxy​ = −30MPa

A point in a loaded part has σₓ = −60 MPa, σᵧ = 20 MPa and τₓᵧ = −30 MPa (tension positive). Find the normal stress σθ on a plane whose normal is rotated 45° clockwise from the x-axis.

σx = −60 MPaσy = 20 MPaτxy = −30 MPaθ = -45°
σθ = MPa
7.Axial stress & strainMedium
300 kNØ3070 GPaØ120/60300 mmδ = ?

A steel rod (diameter 30 mm, E = 200 GPa) sits inside a tube made of aluminium (outer diameter 120 mm, inner diameter 60 mm, E = 70 GPa). Both are 300 mm long and are compressed together between rigid plates by 300 kN. Find the shortening δ.

P = 300 kNrod: Ø30 mm, E = 200 GPatube: Ø120/Ø60 mm, E = 70 GPaL = 300 mm
δ = mm
8.Axial stress & strainHard
Ø 35 mmAluminium0.5 mØ 20 mmBrass1.5 mP = 15 kN

The stepped bar is fixed at the wall and loaded at its free end. Find the largest normal stress σmax in the bar.

P = 15 kNsegment 1: Ø35 mm, 0.5 m, aluminium (E = 70 GPa)segment 2: Ø20 mm, 1.5 m, brass (E = 100 GPa)
σmax = MPa
9.Column bucklingMedium
PL = 5 md = 30 mmcross-section

A column of length L made of aluminium is fixed at both ends. Using Euler’s formula, find its critical buckling load Pcr.

L = 5 mE = 70 GPa (aluminium)d = 30 mm
Pcr = kN
10.Column bucklingHard
P = 95 kNL = 2.5 md = ?cross-section

A solid round column of length L made of steel is pinned at both ends. It must carry 95 kN with a factor of safety of 3 against buckling. Find the smallest diameter d.

P = 95 kNn = 3L = 2.5 mE = 200 GPa (steel)
d = mm
11.Mechanical vibrationsMedium
k = 150 kN/mζ = 0.6m = 25 kg

A 25 kg mass on a spring with a stiffness of 150 kN/m has a viscous damper giving a damping ratio of 0.6. Find the damped natural frequency fd of its free vibration in Hz.

m = 25 kgk = 150 kN/mζ = 0.6
fd = Hz
12.Mechanical vibrationsHard
k1​ = 5k2​ = 100k3​ = 15m = 10 kg

A 10 kg mass hangs from spring k₃ = 15 kN/m. The top of k₃ is attached to a rigid bar that hangs from two springs side by side, k₁ = 5 kN/m and k₂ = 100 kN/m; the bar stays level. Ignore damping and the masses of the springs and bar. Find the natural frequency fn of vertical vibration in Hz.

m = 10 kgk1 = 5 kN/mk2 = 100 kN/mk3 = 15 kN/m
fn = Hz

3Solutions

1.Gears & gear trains

Answer: T1 = 39.79 N·m

Gear trains: meshing gears have the same speed at the teeth, so n₁·N₁ = n₂·N₂: the gear with fewer teeth turns faster. Gears on one shaft turn at the same speed. Power is passed on (minus losses), so torque goes up when speed goes down: T₂ = T₁·(N₂/N₁)·η, and P = T·ω with ω = 2π·n/60.

Motor torque

ω₁ = 2π·960/60 = 100.5 rad/s
T1 = P/ω₁ = 4000/100.5 = 39.79 N·m

Answer

T1 = 39.79 N·m
2.Gears & gear trains

Answer: θ = 162 °

Belt drives: without slip, both pulleys have the same rim speed v = π·d·n/60, so n₁·d₁ = n₂·d₂ and the speed ratio is d₂/d₁. Slip s makes the driven pulley a little slower: n₂ = n₁·(d₁/d₂)·(1 − s). The power transmitted is P = (T₁ − T₂)·v, with T₁ the tension on the tight side and T₂ on the slack side. Friction limits the ratio of the tensions: T₁/T₂ = eμθ, where θ is the angle of wrap in radians on the smaller pulley; for an open belt θ = π − 2·asin((d₂ − d₁)/(2C)) with centre distance C.

Belt angle

asin(0.1563) = 8.989°

Angle of wrap

θ = 180 − 2·8.989 = 162°

Answer

θ = 162°
3.Torsion of shafts

Answer: φ = 1.868 °

Torsion of circular shafts: shear stress grows linearly from zero at the centre to τmax = T·r/J at the surface, with J = πd⁴/32 for a solid shaft and J = π(do⁴ − di⁴)/32 for a hollow one. The angle of twist is φ = TL/(GJ) in radians. Power and torque are linked by P = T·ω.

Polar second moment of area

J = π·25⁴/32 = 38350 mm⁴

Angle of twist

φ = TL/(GJ) = 100·1000·1000/(80000·38350) = 0.03259 rad
φ = 0.03259·180/π = 1.868°

Answer

φ = 1.868°
4.Torsion of shafts

Answer: φC = 5.208 °

Torsion of circular shafts: shear stress grows linearly from zero at the centre to τmax = T·r/J at the surface, with J = πd⁴/32 for a solid shaft and J = π(do⁴ − di⁴)/32 for a hollow one. The angle of twist is φ = TL/(GJ) in radians. Power and torque are linked by P = T·ω.

Internal torques

Sense of TC taken as positive.

TBC = TC = 500 N·m
TAB = TC + TB = 500 + 500 = 1000 N·m

Twist of each segment

J = π·50⁴/32 = 613592 mm⁴
G = 26 GPa = 26000 MPa
φAB = 1 × 10⁶·1200/(26000·613592) = 0.07522 rad
φBC = 500000·500/(26000·613592) = 0.01567 rad

Twist of end C

φC = 0.07522 + 0.01567 = 0.09089 rad → |φC| = 5.208°

Answer

φC = 5.208°
5.Mohr’s circle & stress transformation

Answer: σy′ = 81.4 MPa

Plane stress transformation: on a plane rotated by θ, σ = (σₓ + σᵧ)/2 + (σₓ − σᵧ)/2·cos 2θ + τₓᵧ·sin 2θ. Mohr’s circle shows all planes at once: its centre is at C = (σₓ + σᵧ)/2 and its radius is R = √(((σₓ − σᵧ)/2)² + τₓᵧ²). The principal stresses are C ± R, and the largest in-plane shear stress is R.

Transformation equation for the y′ face

σy′ = 25 − (−55)·0.342 − (−40)·0.9397 = 81.4 MPa

Check

The sum of the normal stresses does not change with rotation.

σx′ = −31.4 MPa, σx′ + σy′ = 50 = σx + σy

Answer

σy′ = 81.4 MPa
6.Mohr’s circle & stress transformation

Answer: σθ = 10 MPa

Plane stress transformation: on a plane rotated by θ, σ = (σₓ + σᵧ)/2 + (σₓ − σᵧ)/2·cos 2θ + τₓᵧ·sin 2θ. Mohr’s circle shows all planes at once: its centre is at C = (σₓ + σᵧ)/2 and its radius is R = √(((σₓ − σᵧ)/2)² + τₓᵧ²). The principal stresses are C ± R, and the largest in-plane shear stress is R.

Transformation equation

σθ = −20 + −40·0 + −30·−1 = 10 MPa

Answer

σθ = 10 MPa
7.Axial stress & strain

Answer: δ = 0.1224 mm

Two materials: in series (one after the other) every segment carries the same force and the elongations add: δ = P·Σ L/(E·A). In parallel (side by side between rigid plates) both parts shorten by the same amount, so their strains are equal: the stiffer part takes the larger share, Pi = P·EiAi/ΣEA, and σi = Ei·ε. A bar held between two rigid walls with a load at the junction is statically indeterminate: the two segments share the load in proportion to their stiffness k = EA/L.

Areas

Ar = π·30²/4 = 706.9 mm²
At = π(120² − 60²)/4 = 8482 mm²

Combined axial stiffness

ΣEA = 200·10³·706.9 + 70·10³·8482 = 7.351 × 10⁸ N

Shortening

δ = 300000·300/7.351 × 10⁸ = 0.1224 mm

Answer

δ = 0.1224 mm
8.Axial stress & strain

Answer: σmax = 47.75 MPa

Axially loaded members: each prismatic segment obeys δ = PL/(AE). For members in series the elongations add.

Same force in both segments

The free end carries P, so every section of the bar carries the same axial force P. Only the areas and materials change.

A1 = π·35²/4 = 962.1 mm², A2 = π·20²/4 = 314.2 mm²
σ1 = 15.59 MPa
σ2 = 47.75 MPa

Largest stress

The thinner segment has the smaller area, so it carries the larger stress.

σmax = 47.75 MPa

Answer

σmax = 47.75 MPa
9.Column buckling

Answer: Pcr = 4.395 kN

Euler buckling: a slender column becomes unstable at Pcr = π²EI/(KL)², where KL is the effective length: K = 1 for pinned–pinned, 2 for fixed–free, 0.7 for fixed–pinned and 0.5 for fixed–fixed. It buckles about the axis with the smallest I. The formula holds for slender columns, whose critical stress stays below the yield stress.

Smallest second moment of area

A round section has the same I about every axis.

I = πd⁴/64 = π·30⁴/64 = 39761 mm⁴

Effective length

KL = 0.5·5000 = 2500 mm

Critical load

Pcr = π²EI/(KL)² = π²·70000·39761/2500² = 4395 N = 4.395 kN

Answer

Pcr = 4.395 kN
10.Column buckling

Answer: d = 65.48 mm

Euler buckling: a slender column becomes unstable at Pcr = π²EI/(KL)², where KL is the effective length: K = 1 for pinned–pinned, 2 for fixed–free, 0.7 for fixed–pinned and 0.5 for fixed–fixed. It buckles about the axis with the smallest I. The formula holds for slender columns, whose critical stress stays below the yield stress.

Required critical load

Pcr = n·P = 3·95000 = 285000 N
KL = 1·2500 = 2500 mm

Solve for the diameter

d = (64·n·P·(KL)²/(π³E))^(1/4) = (64·285000·2500²/(π³·200000))^(1/4) = 65.48 mm

Answer

d = 65.48 mm

Check: the slenderness KL/r is 152.7, so the column is slender and Euler applies.

11.Mechanical vibrations

Answer: fd = 9.862 Hz

Free vibration of a mass–spring system: the undamped natural frequency is ωn = √(k/m) in rad/s, and fn = ωn/(2π) in Hz. A viscous damper c gives the damping ratio ζ = c/cc, with critical damping cc = 2·√(k·m) = 2·m·ωn. An underdamped system (ζ < 1) oscillates at ωd = ωn·√(1 − ζ²). Springs in parallel add, k = k₁ + k₂; springs in series add as reciprocals, 1/k = 1/k₁ + 1/k₂.

Undamped natural frequency

ωn = √(150000/25) = 77.46 rad/s
fn = 77.46/(2π) = 12.33 Hz

Damped natural frequency

fd = fn·√(1 − ζ²) = 12.33·√(1 − 0.6²) = 9.862 Hz

Answer

fd = 9.862 Hz
12.Mechanical vibrations

Answer: fn = 5.766 Hz

Free vibration of a mass–spring system: the undamped natural frequency is ωn = √(k/m) in rad/s, and fn = ωn/(2π) in Hz. A viscous damper c gives the damping ratio ζ = c/cc, with critical damping cc = 2·√(k·m) = 2·m·ωn. An underdamped system (ζ < 1) oscillates at ωd = ωn·√(1 − ζ²). Springs in parallel add, k = k₁ + k₂; springs in series add as reciprocals, 1/k = 1/k₁ + 1/k₂.

Equivalent stiffness

Only k1 and k2 are in parallel. That pair is in series with k3, so combine them as reciprocals.

k12 = 5 + 100 = 105 kN/m
keq = 105·15/(105 + 15) = 13.13 kN/m

Natural frequency

ωn = √(13125/10) = 36.23 rad/s
fn = 36.23/(2π) = 5.766 Hz

Answer

fn = 5.766 Hz

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