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1. A round steel shaft transmits ¾ hp at 1,750 rpm. The shaft is subjected A. 25.13 in3 C. 12.57 in4
to torsion only and the design stress is 7,000 psi. Find the diameter. B. 12.57 in3 D. 25.13 in4.
A. 0.4384 in C. 0.2698 in
B. 0.8668 in D. 0.6326 in 9. A round steel shaft transmits ½ hp at 1,800 rpm. The shear modulus
of elasticity is 12,000,000 psi. The torsional deflection is not to exceed
2. A 1-inch round steel shaft transmits 6 hp and rotates 200 rpm. If this 1 degree in a length equal to 20 diameters. Find the shaft diameter.
shaft is subjected to pure torsion, what shearing stress is induced? A. 0.404 in C. 0.804 in
A. 9,625.69 psi C. 10,625.69 psi B. 0.257 in D. 0.657 in
B. 11,625.69 psi D. 8,625.69 psi
10. A round steel shaft rotates 200 rpm and is subjected to a torque of
3. What is the gear running speed in a shaft 60 mm in diameter receiving 2,000 in-lb. The allowable shearing stress is 6,000 psi, it is also
from an engine 400 kW of power? subjected to a bending moment of 3,000 in-lb. The allowable tensile
A. 3,550 rpm C. 3,760 rpm stress is 8,000 psi. Find the diameter.
B. 3,250 rpm D. 3,460 rpm A. 1.614 in C. 3.228 in
B. 5.444 in D. 1.323 in
4. A 7.5 MW gas turbine running at 4,500 rpm delivers power during peak
load. What is the diameter of the transmission shaft? 11. A 1-inch diameter shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of the
A. 143 mm C. 126 mm same material, weighing half as much, but equally strong in torsion.
B. 169 mm D. 180 mm The outside diameter of the hollow shaft is to be 1 ½ inches. Find the
inside diameter.
5. A transmission shaft has a torsional stress of 7,000 psi. If the diameter A. 3.646 inches C. 7.282 inches
of shaft is 1.5 inches, what torque can be safely transmitted in lb-in? B. 5.423 inches D. 1.323 inches
A. 4,638.77 C. 4,266.66
B. 4,494.88 D. 4,051.55 12. A shaft rotates 1,000 rpm and transmits ¾ hp. The shaft is subjected
to torsion only and the working stress is to be 6,000 psi. Find the
6. Determine the factor of safety needed for a 2-inch diameter shaft with diameter.
an ultimate strength of 50,000 psi to transmit 40,000 in-lb of torque. A. 0.5846 inch C. 0.3423 inch
A. 1.964 C. 1.528 B. 0.1682 inch D. 0.7264 inch
B. 2.346 D. 2.705
13. Find the diameter of the shaft (based on torsional stiffness) for which
7. What is the maximum torque in kN–m that can be applied to a hollow the angle of twist is not to exceed 1 degree in 20 diameters. The shaft
circular steel shaft of 120 mm outside diameter and 80 mm inside transmits 5 hp and rotates 100 rpm. The modus of elasticity (shear) is
diameter without exceeding a shearing stress of 80 MPa? 12,000,000 psi and the modus of elasticity (tension) is 30,000,000 psi.
A. 23.46 C. 25.23 A. 7.8048 inches C. 3.6286 inches
B. 27.95 D. 21.78 B. 1.4524 inches D. 5.2462 inches

8. What is the polar section modulus of a 4-inches solid shaft?

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14. A solid shaft is subjected to a bending moment of 60,000 lb-in and a 20. A steel shaft is transmitting 50 hp at 1,200 rpm. The nature of the load
torque of 100,000 lb-in. The allowable shearing stress is 6,000 psi and and type of service of the shaft in such that the allowable shearing
the allowable tensile stress is 8,000 psi. Find its diameter. stress based on pure torsion is 4,000 psi. Calculate the torsional
A. 6.646 inches C. 4.827 inches deflection of the shaft in degree per foot of the shaft.
B. 2.288 inches D. 8.465 inches A. 0.259⁰ C. 0.32⁰
B. 0.549⁰ D. 0.559⁰
15. A shaft supported on bearing 8 inches apart transmits 250 hp at 200
rpm. The maximum bending moment is 24,000 lb-in. The allowable 21. A 76 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of equal
shearing stress is 8,000 psi and the allowable bending stress is 7,000 torsional strength. Find the percentage of the weight saved, if the
psi because of unusual loading conditions. Find the shaft diameter. outside diameter of the hollow shaft is 100 mm.
A. 2.422 inches C. 4.261 inches A. 46.56% C. 66.56%
B. 6.843 inches D. 8.686 inches B. 76.56% D. 56.56%

16. A ¼-inch shaft is designed with a working stress of 7,000 psi in shear. 22. A centrifugal pump is directly coupled to a motor. The pump rating is
If it rotates at 1,725 rpm and the shear modulus of elasticity is 3,600 liters per minute against a total head of 8 m of water. Pump
12,000,000 psi, what the torsional deflection in degrees per foot of efficiency is 65% at shaft speed of 550 rpm. Calculate the torsional
length? stress induced on the 40 mm diameter motor shaft in kPa.
A. 1.423 C. 2.846 A. 8,000 C. 9,000
B. 4.623 D. 3.2086 B. 10,000 D. 11,000

17. Compute for the polar section modulus of an SAE 1060 shafting 23. Determine the diameter in inches of steel countershaft that delivers
having a diameter of 3 inches. Use a factor of safety of 2 and design 13.31 hp at a speed of 15.7 rad/sec, the allowable material shear
stress at 8,000 psi. stress is 8.5 ksi.
A. 4.7 in3 C. 6.1 in3 A. 1-inch C. 1 ½ inches
B. 4.2 in3 D. 5.3 in3 B. 2 inches D. 1 ¼ inches

18. Two short shafts having identical diameter of 38.1 mm and rotating at 24. Determine the shaft diameter which is driven at 3,600 rpm by a 400
400 rpm are connected by a flange coupling. What is the torque hp motor, if allowable torsional deflection is 1⁰, and the modulus of
transmitted by the short shaft in kN–m? rigidity is 13x106 lb/in2.
A. 0.433 C. 0.833 A. 2.85 inches C. 1.85 inches
B. 0.633 D. 0.233 B. 3.85 inches D. 4.85 inches

19. A line shaft with a power of 100 kW at a speed of 1,200 rpm had a 25. Compute for the torsional deflection in degrees of a 110 mm diameter,
rectangular key used in it for pulley connection. Consider the shearing 1.4 m long shaft subjected to a twisting moment of 3 x 10 6 N-mm. The
stress of the shaft to be 40 N/mm2 and the key to be 200 N/mm2. Find torsional modulus of elasticity is 83,000 N/mm2.
the shaft diameter in mm. A. 0.27 C. 0.31
A. 46.62 C. 42.66 B. 0.20 D. 0.24
B. 50.62 D. 38.66
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26. Determine the safe horsepower that can be transmitted by a 12 ft steel 32. A solid steel shaft is needed by a 2.5 kW engine rotating at 1,200 rpm.
transmission shafting running at 250 rpm. Consider the bending action Find the minimum shaft diameter in mm, if the allowable shear stress
is caused only by its own weight. Consider that the torsional deflection is 40 MPa.
will not exceed 0.08⁰/ft length. A. 11.6 mm C. 15.6 mm
A. 12 C. 9.75 B. 13.6 mm D. 9.6 mm
B. 3.25 D. 6.5
33. A line shaft transmits 200 hp at 900 rpm. Determine the diameter of
27. Determine the diameter of 12 ft long steel line shaft which is subjected the shaft.
to a bending action due to its own weight only. A. 2 3/8” C. 2 1/8”
A. 4.271 inches C. 1.553 inches B. 2 5/8” D. 2 ½”
B. 2.006 inches D. 3.012inches
34. A 2-inch line shaft is transmitting 20 hp rotating at 200 rpm, carrying
28. Find the diameter in inches of the steel shaft transmitting 40 hp at 200 two pulleys spaced 30 inches apart which can cause a torsional
rpm. Let the torsional deflection will not exceed one degree in a length deflection on it. If the shear modulus of elasticity is 12,000,000 psi,
of 20 diameters. Assume the shear modulus of elasticity to be 12 x 10 6 find the angle of twist in degrees.
psi. A. 0.573⁰ C. 1⁰
A. 2.3 C. 4.6 B. 0.75⁰ D. 0.25⁰
B. 6.2 D. 8.4
35. Determine the diameter of a shaft in inches for which a torsional
29. The transmitted torque of a 100 mm steel shaft is 5 kN-m and the deflection will not exceed 1⁰ in a length of 20 diameters. The shaft is
maximum bending moment is 3 kN-m. Determine the allowable to transmit 40 hp running at 200 rpm. Assume that the shear modulus
flexural or bending stress caused by the load of the pulley. of elasticity is 12,000,000 psi.
A. 24.175 MPa C. 44.976 MPa A. 3.31 inches C. 4.62 inches
B. 64.451 MPa D. 84.326 MPa B. 2.31 inches D. 5.62 inches

30. A shaft is subjected to a 30,000 lb-in twisting moment with a shearing 36. The torsional deformation of a steel shaft is to be 1⁰ in a length of 600
stress of 8,000 psi. What is the diameter of the shaft in inches? mm. The design shear stress is equal to 69 MPa. Determine the
A. 2.67 inches C. 2.75 inches diameter of the shaft in mm and consider a shear modulus of elasticity
B. 3 inches D. 3.25inches of 79,300 MPa.
A. 55.42 mm C. 59.84 mm
31. Determine the diameter of a shaft in inches that rotates 100 rpm and B. 63.68 mm D. 67.26 mm
transmit 1.2 hp. The design stress for shear is 6,000 psi and subjected
to a pure torsion. 37. A 1-inch solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of equal
A. 7/8-inch C. ½ inch torsional strength having an outside diameter of 2 inches. Determine
B. ¾ inch D. 1 inch the inside diameter of the replacement shaft in inches.
A. 1 3/4 inches C. 2 1/2 inches
B. 2 1/4 inches D. 2 inches
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38. A 1-inch solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft equal torsional A. 12,708.2 in-lb C. 9.531.1 in-lb
strength having an outside diameter of 2 inches. Determine the B. 3.177.2 in-lb D. 6,354.1 in-lb
percentage of weight saved.
A. 72.5% C. 74.2% 44. A 48-inch diameter saw blade is mounted on a pulley driven steel
B. 76.3% D. 70.4% shaft; the required blade peripheral linear speed is 150 fps. Motor drive
is 25 hp running at 1,200 rpm with a 6 inches diameter pulley.
39. A solid transmission shaft is 88.9 mm diameter. It is desired to replace Determine the shaft rpm to attain the blade peripheral speed required.
it with a hollow shaft of the same material and same torsional strength A. 716.2 C. 617.2
but its weight should only be half as much as the solid shaft. Find the B. 761.2 D. 671.2
outside diameter and inside diameter of the hollow shaft in mm.
A. 76.175 & 38.2 C. 107.31 & 86.97 45. A 48-inch diameter saw blade is mounted on a pulley driven steel
B. 66.175 & 28.2 D. 86.175 & 48.20 shaft; the required blade peripheral linear speed is 150 fps. Motor
driven is 25 hp running at 1,200 rpm with a 6 inches diameter pulley.
40. A shaft transmits 10 hp at 500 rpm. Assume that the design stresses Determine the diameter of the shaft the motor requires.
are 6,000 psi (shear) and 8,000 psi (tension) and the shaft is subject A. 3.162” C. 2.106”
to a bending moment of 3,000 in-lb. Compute the diameter of the shaft B. 1.186” D. 4.153”
in inches.
A. 1.4 inches (bear on shear); 1.59 inches (based on bending) 46. A 48-inch diameter saw blade is mounted on a pulley driven steel
B. 1.2 inches (bear on shear); 1.33 inches (based on bending) shaft, the required blade peripheral linear speed is 150 fps. Motor drive
C. 8.0 inches (bear on shear); 1.99 inches (based on bending) is 25 hp running at 1,200 rpm with a 6 inches diameter pulley
D. 1.6 inches (bear on shear); 1.79 inches (based on bending) Determine the diameter of the pulley driving the steel shaft.
A. 8.206” C. 6.409”
41. A line shaft is to transmit 200 hp at 900 rpm. If the line shaft is B. 10.053” D. 4.605”
connected to a 2” counter shaft with speed of 1,600 rpm, determine
the hp transmitted. 47. A hollow shaft carries a torque 3.4 kN-m at a shearing stress of 55
A. 327 hp C. 337 hp MPa. The outside diameter is 1.25 times that of the inside diameter.
B. 347 hp D. 357 hp Determine the inside diameter in mm.
A. 64.87 C. 46.87
42. A shaft is subjected to a constant torque of 2,260 kN-m. The ultimate B. 84.67 D. 74.64
strength and yield strength of the shafting material are 668 MPa and
400 MPa, respectively. Assume a factor of safety of 2 based on yield 48. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.053 m and an outer diameter
and endurance strength in shear. Determine the diameter of the shaft. of 0.06 m. Compute for the torque in kN–m, if the shear stress is not
A. 7.2” C. 15.2” to exceed 120 GPA.
B. 12.2” D. 19.2” A. 4,880.8 kN–m C. 1,990.8 kN–m
B. 1,770.8 kN–m D. 4,500.8 kN–m
43. A 2-inch diameter solid shaft has a maximum bending moment of
6,000 in- lb and an applied torque of 3,000 in-lb. Compute the
equivalent bending moment.
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49. A round steel shaft transmits 0.75 hp at 1,750 rpm. The shaft is
subjected to torsion only and the design stress is 7,000 psi. Determine
the diameter of the shaft.
A. 0.27 inch C. 0.37 inch
B. 0.74 inch D. 0.57 inch

50. Design the size of solid steel shaft to be used for a 500 hp, 250 rpm
application if the allowable torsional deflection is 1⁰ per foot and the
allowable stress is 10,000 psi and modulus of rigidity is 13 x 106 psi.
A. 1.004 inches C. 2.004 inches
B. 4.004 inches D. 3.004 inches

51. A round steel shaft rotates at 200 rpm and is subjected to a torque at
275 N–m and a bending moment of 415 N–m. Determine the
equivalent twisting moment (N-m) and the equivalent bending moment
(N-m).
A. 597.84 & 546.42 C. 546.42 & 597.84
B. 456.42 & 497.85 D. 497.85 & 456.42

52. A shaft supported on bearings 200 mm apart transmits 187 kW at 200

rpm. The maximum bending moment is 2,712 N–m. The allowable
shearing stress is 53.3 MPa and the allowable bending stress is 46.7
MPa because of the unusual loading. Determine the shaft diameter in
mm.
A. 96.2 C. 109.5
B. 102.5 D. 117.52