SME
College · Engineering
Machine Design
4 topics
Mechanical
Before this course
Topics
Failure theories
Main lesson
Brittle failure: Coulomb–Mohr
Use this for “Cast iron with Sᵤₜ = 200 MPa and Suc = 750 MPa carries σ₁ = 60 MPa and σ₃ = −90 MPa. Find n by Coulomb–Mohr.”
Peak stress at a hole
Use this for “A 50 mm × 10 mm plate with a 10 mm hole carries 20 kN; Kₜ = 2.5 from the chart. Find the nominal and peak stresses.”
Fatigue
Main lesson
Life on the S–N line
Use this for “A steel part with Sᵤₜ = 600 MPa and Sₑ = 210 MPa sees a fully reversed 300 MPa. How many cycles will it last?”
Endurance limit from Marin factors
Use this for “A machined 30 mm steel shaft has Sᵤₜ = 600 MPa. Find kₐ, kb and its endurance limit in rotating bending.”
Miner’s rule for damage
Use this for “A part runs 20,000 cycles where it would last 80,000, then 100,000 where it would last 500,000. How much of its life is used?”
Shafts and bearings
Main lesson
Ball and roller bearing life
Use this for “A ball bearing rated C = 30 kN carries 5 kN at 1800 rpm. Find its L₁₀ life in revolutions and in hours.”
Bearing rating to select
Use this for “A ball bearing must carry 4 kN at 1000 rpm for 20,000 h. What catalog rating C should it have?”
First critical speed of a shaft
Use this for “A disc sags its shaft 0.1 mm at rest. Find the first critical speed in rad/s and in rpm.”
Gears and fasteners
Main lesson
Lewis bending stress in a gear tooth
Use this for “A spur pinion (m = 3 mm, face width 30 mm, Y = 0.32) carries Wₜ = 1061 N at V = 4.71 m/s. Find Kᵥ and the bending stress.”
Gear-train value of a compound train
Use this for “Gears of 20, 60, 18 and 54 teeth form a compound train, with 60 and 18 on one shaft. The input turns at 1800 rpm. Find e and the output speed.”
Bolt preload and tightening torque
Use this for “An M12 bolt (Aₜ = 84.3 mm², proof strength 600 MPa) is tightened for reuse with K = 0.2. Find the preload and the wrench torque.”
Course test
See what you know: 10 questions on this course
New questions each time. Pass to mark it complete.