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51 Which screw has no head at all and is used to prevent a pulley from slipping on a shaft? Engineering Graphics
Screws
Easy
52 A screw head must finish flush with the surface of a plate. Which screw should be used? Engineering Graphics
Screws
Easy
53 How is a hexagonal socket head screw tightened? Engineering Graphics
Screws
Medium
54 What is the main difference between a machine screw and a bolt? Engineering Graphics
Screws
Medium
55 A designer needs a screw that can be sunk in a counterbored hole and tightened firmly where there is no room … Engineering Graphics
Screws
Hard
56 Which type of fastener is a rivet? Engineering Graphics
Rivets
Easy
57 Which rivet head is the most commonly used, with a rounded cup shape? Engineering Graphics
Rivets
Easy
58 Using the proportions head diameter 1.6D and head height 0.7D, what is the head diameter of a snap head rivet… Engineering Graphics
Rivets
Medium
59 Which rivet head should be chosen when the outer surface of a ship's plating must remain smooth? Engineering Graphics
Rivets
Medium
60 A rivet head projects above the plate and is shaped like a frustum of a cone, with its larger end resting on … Engineering Graphics
Rivets
Hard
61 Why is an open bearing convenient for fitting a shaft? Engineering Graphics
Open bearing
Easy
62 The liner of an open bearing is usually made of which material compared with the shaft? Engineering Graphics
Open bearing
Easy
63 What is the purpose of the collars at the ends of the liner in an open bearing? Engineering Graphics
Open bearing
Medium
64 In a sectional assembly drawing of an open bearing, the body and liner are both cut. How should they be hatch… Engineering Graphics
Open bearing
Medium
65 A bearing is needed for a slow shaft whose load acts only downward, and fitting must be easy. A student propo… Engineering Graphics
Open bearing
Hard
66 How is a shaft fitted into a bush bearing? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Easy
67 Why is a replaceable bush fitted in the body of a bush bearing? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Easy
68 What prevents the bush of a bush bearing from rotating with the shaft? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Medium
69 Where is the oil hole of a bush bearing usually drilled? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Medium
70 Why might the bolt holes in the base of a bush bearing be made elongated rather than round? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Hard
71 A sleeve and cotter joint is used to connect which kind of members? Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Easy
72 How many cotters are used in a sleeve and cotter joint? Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Easy
73 Why is a small taper given to the cotter in a cotter joint? Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Medium
74 Why are the ends of the rods enlarged in a sleeve and cotter joint? Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Medium
75 In a sleeve and cotter joint, the slots are made with a small clearance on one side of each cotter. What is t… Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Hard
76 A gib and cotter joint is typically used for joining rods of which cross-section? Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Easy
77 In assembling a gib and cotter joint, which part is inserted into the slot first? Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Easy
78 What is one main function of the gib in a gib and cotter joint? Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Medium
79 Why do the gib and cotter together give better bearing in the slot than a cotter alone? Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Medium
80 A student draws a gib and cotter joint with the gib's tapered face against the slot and its straight face aga… Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Hard
81 What is the main purpose of a turnbuckle? Engineering Graphics
Turnbuckle
Easy
82 What threads are provided at the two ends of a turnbuckle body? Engineering Graphics
Turnbuckle
Easy
83 A turnbuckle has single-start threads of pitch 2.5 mm. By how much does the distance between the rod ends cha… Engineering Graphics
Turnbuckle
Medium
84 Why are lock nuts fitted on the rods of a turnbuckle? Engineering Graphics
Turnbuckle
Medium
85 A tie rod needs to be shortened by 24 mm using a turnbuckle with pitch 3 mm single-start threads. How many fu… Engineering Graphics
Turnbuckle
Hard
86 What is the function of the gasket in a flanged pipe joint? Engineering Graphics
Flanged pipe joint
Easy
87 On what line are the bolt hole centres of a pipe flange located? Engineering Graphics
Flanged pipe joint
Easy
88 A flange has 8 equally spaced bolts. What is the angle between the centres of adjacent bolts, measured at the… Engineering Graphics
Flanged pipe joint
Medium
89 In a sectional assembly drawing of a flanged pipe joint, which parts are left unhatched even though the cutti… Engineering Graphics
Flanged pipe joint
Medium
90 Six bolts are equally spaced on a pitch circle of diameter 200 mm. What is the straight-line distance between… Engineering Graphics
Flanged pipe joint
Hard