A differential band brake is shown in Figure. The diameter of the drum is 800 mm. The coefficient of friction between the band and the drum is 0.3 and the angle of embrace is 240°. When a force ...Read more
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Design a rocker arm for the exhaust valve of a four-stroke engine using the following data: Effective length of each arm = 180 mmAngle between two arms = 135°Diameter of valve head = 75 mmLift of valve = 25 ...Read more
A steel plate 100 mm wide and 10 mm thick is joined with another steel plate by means of single transverse and double parallel fillet weld as shown in figure below. The strength of the plates to be ...Read more
A hydraulic press exerts a total load of 3.5 MN. This load is carried by two steel rods, supporting the upper head of the press. If the safe stress is 85 MPa and E = 210 kN/mm2, find ...Read more
The mechanism, as shown in Fig., has the dimensions of various links as follows: AB = DE = 150 mm; BC = CD = 450 mm; EF = 375 mm. The crank AB makes an angle of 45° ...Read more
Prove that the ratio of belt tension is given by the T1/T2 = e^μθ
For a close-coiled helical spring subjected to an axial load of 300N having 12 active number of coils of wire diameter of 16 mm, and made with mean coil diameter of 250 mm, find axial deflection, strain energy ...Read more
In the band and block brake as shown in fig below, the band is lined with 12 blocks each of which subtends an angle of 15° at the center of the rotating drum. The thickness of block is ...Read more
What is caulking and fullering?
A double riveted double cover butt joint is made of 12mm thick plates. By considering suitable rivet diameter (use Unwin’s formula) for this joint find the efficiency of joint. Also draw the sketch of the riveted joint. Take ...Read more