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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