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GATE ME 2017 Set 1
A motor driving a solid circular steel shaft transmits $$40$$ $$kW$$ of power at $$500$$ $$rpm$$. If the diameter of the shaft is $$40$$ $$mm,$$ the m...
GATE ME 2016 Set 1
The cross sections of two hollow bars made of the same material are concentric circles as shown in the figure. It is given that 𝑟3 > 𝑟1 and 𝑟4 &...
GATE ME 2015 Set 2
A rope brake dynamometer attached to the crank shaft of an $$I.C.$$ engine measures a brake power of $$10$$ kW when the speed of rotation of the shaft...
GATE ME 2015 Set 1
Consider a stepped shaft subjected to a twisting moment applied at $$B$$ as shown in the figure. Assume shear modulus, $$G=77$$ GPa. The angle of twis...
GATE ME 2014 Set 3
Two solid circular shafts of $${{R_1}}$$ and $${{R_2}}$$ are subjected to same torque. The maximum shear stresses developed in the two shafts are $${\...
GATE ME 2009
A solid circular shaft of diameter $$d$$ is subjected to a combined bending moment, $$M$$ and torque, $$T.$$ The material property to be used for desi...
GATE ME 2006
For a circular shaft of diameter $$'d'$$ subjected to torque $$T,$$ the maximum value of the shear stress is
GATE ME 2003
Maximum shear stress developed on the surface of a solid circular shaft under pure torsion is 240 MPa. If the shaft diameter is doubled then the maxim...

Marks 2

GATE ME 2023
A cylindrical transmission shaft of length 1.5 m and diameter 100 mm is made of a linear elastic material with a shear modulus of 80 GPa. While operat...
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
A shaft of length L is made of two materials, one in the inner core and the other in the outer rim, and the two are perfectly joined together (no slip...
GATE ME 2016 Set 2
A rigid horizontal rod of length $$2L$$ is fixed to a circular cylinder of radius $$R$$ as shown in the figure. Vertical forces of magnitude $$P$$ are...
GATE ME 2016 Set 3
Two circular shafts made of same material, one solid $$(S)$$ and one hollow $$(H)$$, have the same length and polar moment of inertia. Both are subjec...
GATE ME 2015 Set 2
A hollow shaft of $$1$$ m length is designed to transmit a power of $$30$$ kW at $$700$$ rpm. The maximum permissible angle of twist in the shaft is $...
GATE ME 2012
A solid circular shaft needs to be designed to transmit a torque of 50N.m. If the allowable shear stress of the material is $$140$$MPa, assuming a fac...
GATE ME 2011
A torque $$T$$ is applied at the free end of a stepped rod of circular cross-sections as shown in the figure. The shear modulus of the material of the...
GATE ME 2009
A solid shaft of diameter, $$d$$ and length, $$L$$ is fixed at both the ends. A torque, $${T_0}$$ is applied at a distance, $$L/4$$ from the left end ...
GATE ME 2007
A machine frame shown in the figure below is subjected to a horizontal force of $$600$$ $$N$$ parallel to $$Z$$-direction. The maximum principal st...
GATE ME 2007
A machine frame shown in the figure below is subjected to a horizontal force of $$600$$ $$N$$ parallel to $$Z$$-direction. The normal and shear str...
GATE ME 2005
The two shafts $$AB$$ and $$BC$$, of equal length and diameters $$d$$ and $$2d$$, are made of the same material. They are joined at $$B$$ through a sh...
GATE ME 2004
A solid circular shaft of $$60$$ mm diameter transmits a torque of $$1600$$ N - m. The value of maximum shear developed is
GATE ME 2004
A torque of $$10$$ $$N-m$$ is transmitted through a stepped shaft as shown in figure. The torsional stiffnesses of individual sections of lengths $$MN...
GATE ME 1994
Two shafts $$A$$ and $$B$$ are made of the same material. The diameter of shaft $$B$$ is twice that of shaft $$A$$. the ratio of power which can be t...
GATE ME 1993
A circular rod of diameter $$d$$ and length $$3d$$ is subjected to a compressive force $$F$$ acting at the top point as shown below. Calculate the str...
GATE ME 1993
The compound shaft shown is built-in at the two ends. It is subjected to a twisting moment $$T$$ at the middle. What is the ratio of the reaction torq...
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