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22-Mec-B1 Advanced Machine Design: May 2013

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  1. Question 1 Short-answer fundamentals
  2. Question 2 Overhung diving board — impact stress and safety factor
  3. Question 3 Two-gear shaft — fatigue diameter and deflection
  4. Question 4 Journal bearing sized by no-load (Petroff) power loss
  5. Question 5 Bolted cylinder-head joint — preload and bolt grade
  6. Question 6 Short-shoe external drum brake — torque, actuation, self-locking

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Paper format: National Exams, May 2013 — 07-Mec-B1 Advanced Machine Design. Open book, 3 hours, 100 marks. Part I (Problems 1–2) is compulsory; three of the four Part II problems (3–6) constitute a complete paper. All six problems are solved as a study resource.

Reference texts. R. G. Budynas & J. K. Nisbett, Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th ed. (shafts §7, bolted joints §8, bearings §12, brakes §16); R. L. Norton, Machine Design: An Integrated Approach, 5th ed.; R. C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 10th ed. (impact loading, beam deflection); R. C. Juvinall & K. M. Marshek, Fundamentals of Machine Component Design, 5th ed. (journal bearings, friction brakes).