1st Assignment PDF
1st Assignment PDF
1st Assignment PDF
Section: ________
Figure below shows a shaft mounted in bearings at A and D and having pulleys at B and C. The
forces shown acting on the pulley surfaces represent the belt tensions. Change the xx term in the
belt tension with your last two digits from your matric card number. The shaft is to be made of
AISI 1020 HR steel. Using a conservative failure theory with a design factor of 2.5, determine the
minimum shaft diameter to avoid yielding.
200 mm D.
12xx N
200 N
100 N
16xx N
80 mm
300 mm D.
100 mm
100 mm
MB = ____________ Nm ; MC = ____________ Nm
(6 marks)
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BDA 31203 1st Assignment
Session 2016/2017 Semester 2
(2 mark)
(4 marks)
KEY IN ALL YOUR ANSWERS IN THE BOX AT THE EXCEL FILE GIVEN AND SAVE
THE EXCEL FILE IN 2003 VERSION FORMAT WITH THE NAME OF YOUR MATRIC
CARD NUMBER (e.g. AD000001.xls). THEN SENT THE SOFTCOPY OF THE FILE TO
YOUR LECTURER EMAIL ADDRESS ACCORDING TO YOUR CLASS SECTION
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