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22-Mec-B1 Advanced Machine Design: May 2014

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  1. Question 1 Short-Answer Concepts
  2. Question 2 Two-Gear Shaft — Fatigue Diameter & Deflection
  3. Question 3 Stepped Shaft — Deflection & Critical Speed
  4. Question 4 Journal Bearing — Petroff No-Load Sizing
  5. Question 5 Single-Surface Disk Clutch (Uniform Wear)
  6. Question 6 Double Short-Shoe External Drum Brake

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Paper format: National Exams, May 2014 — 07-Mec-B1 Advanced Machine Design. Open book, 3 hours, 100 marks. Part I (Problems 1–2) compulsory; answer three of the four Part II problems (3–6). All six problems are solved here as a complete study resource.

Reference texts: R. G. Budynas & J. K. Nisbett, Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th ed. (shafts & fatigue §6–7, journal bearings §12, clutches & brakes §16); R. C. Juvinall & K. M. Marshek, Fundamentals of Machine Component Design (lubrication, brakes); R. C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials (beam deflection, impact).