EME 150A, SQ, 2024
Homework 4
1- The figure shows a schematic drawing of a vehicular jack that is to be designed to support a maximum mass of 300 kg based on the use of a design factor nd = 3.50. The opposite-handed threads on the two ends of the screw are cut to allow the link angle θ to vary from 15 to 70° . The links are to be machined from AISI 1010 hot-rolled steel bars. Each of the four links is to consist of two bars, one on each side of the central bearings. The bars are to be 350 mm long and have a bar width of w = 30 mm. The pinned ends are to be designed to secure an end-condition constant of at least C = 1.4 for out-of-plane buckling. Find a suitable preferred thickness and the resulting factor of safety for this thickness. (Sy = 180 MPa)
2- The hydraulic cylinder shown in the figure has a 2-in bore and is to operate at a pressure of 1500 psi. With the clevis mount shown, the piston rod should be sized as a column with both ends rounded for any plane of buckling. The rod is to be made of forged AISI 1030 steel without further heat treatment. (Sy = 37.5 kpsi)
(a) Use a design factor nd = 2.5 and select a preferred size for the rod diameter if the column length is 50 in.
(b) Repeat part (a) but for a column length of 16 in.
(c) What factor of safety actually results for each of the cases above?