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22-Mec-B1 Advanced Machine Design: May 2015

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  1. Question 1 Short-Answer Concepts
  2. Question 2 Bolted-Joint Design — Size, Preload and Safety Factors
  3. Question 3 Stepped Shaft — Maximum Deflection and Critical Speed
  4. Question 4 Journal Bearing Sized by No-Load (Petroff) Power Loss
  5. Question 5 Overhung Diving Board — Largest Principal Stress under Impact
  6. Question 6 Double Short-Shoe External Drum Brake

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Paper format. 22-Mec-B1 Advanced Machine Design — National Exams, May 2015. Open book, 3 hours, 100 marks. Part I (Problems 1–2) compulsory; answer any 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.) — deflection §4, fatigue §6, shafts §7, bolted joints §8, journal bearings §12, brakes & clutches §16; R. C. Juvinall & K. M. Marshek, Fundamentals of Machine Component Design; R. L. Norton, Machine Design: An Integrated Approach; R. C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials.