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3001 In the end view of an external thread, the minor diameter is shown as which of these? Engineering Graphics
Conventional representation of threads
Easy
3002 In a sectional view of an internal thread, up to which line is the hatching carried? Engineering Graphics
Conventional representation of threads
Medium
3003 For an internal thread in section, which diameter is drawn with thick continuous lines? Engineering Graphics
Conventional representation of threads
Medium
3004 A bolt is screwed into a tapped hole and drawn in section. In the region where the two threads overlap, which… Engineering Graphics
Conventional representation of threads
Hard
3005 What distinguishes a stud from a bolt? Engineering Graphics
Studs
Easy
3006 What is the purpose of the square neck on a square-neck stud? Engineering Graphics
Studs
Easy
3007 An engine cylinder cover must be removed often for inspection, and the cylinder body is too thick for through… Engineering Graphics
Studs
Medium
3008 Why is the metal end of a stud usually made longer when it is screwed into cast iron rather than steel? Engineering Graphics
Studs
Medium
3009 A stud should seat firmly on the body surface and always project by the same length. Which type best meets th… Engineering Graphics
Studs
Hard
3010 Which screw has no head at all and is used to prevent a pulley from slipping on a shaft? Engineering Graphics
Screws
Easy
3011 A screw head must finish flush with the surface of a plate. Which screw should be used? Engineering Graphics
Screws
Easy
3012 How is a hexagonal socket head screw tightened? Engineering Graphics
Screws
Medium
3013 What is the main difference between a machine screw and a bolt? Engineering Graphics
Screws
Medium
3014 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
3015 Which type of fastener is a rivet? Engineering Graphics
Rivets
Easy
3016 Which rivet head is the most commonly used, with a rounded cup shape? Engineering Graphics
Rivets
Easy
3017 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
3018 Which rivet head should be chosen when the outer surface of a ship's plating must remain smooth? Engineering Graphics
Rivets
Medium
3019 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
3020 Why is an open bearing convenient for fitting a shaft? Engineering Graphics
Open bearing
Easy
3021 The liner of an open bearing is usually made of which material compared with the shaft? Engineering Graphics
Open bearing
Easy
3022 What is the purpose of the collars at the ends of the liner in an open bearing? Engineering Graphics
Open bearing
Medium
3023 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
3024 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
3025 How is a shaft fitted into a bush bearing? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Easy
3026 Why is a replaceable bush fitted in the body of a bush bearing? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Easy
3027 What prevents the bush of a bush bearing from rotating with the shaft? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Medium
3028 Where is the oil hole of a bush bearing usually drilled? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Medium
3029 Why might the bolt holes in the base of a bush bearing be made elongated rather than round? Engineering Graphics
Bush bearing
Hard
3030 A sleeve and cotter joint is used to connect which kind of members? Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Easy
3031 How many cotters are used in a sleeve and cotter joint? Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Easy
3032 Why is a small taper given to the cotter in a cotter joint? Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Medium
3033 Why are the ends of the rods enlarged in a sleeve and cotter joint? Engineering Graphics
Sleeve and cotter joint
Medium
3034 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
3035 A gib and cotter joint is typically used for joining rods of which cross-section? Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Easy
3036 In assembling a gib and cotter joint, which part is inserted into the slot first? Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Easy
3037 What is one main function of the gib in a gib and cotter joint? Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Medium
3038 Why do the gib and cotter together give better bearing in the slot than a cotter alone? Engineering Graphics
Gib and cotter joint
Medium
3039 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
3040 What is the main purpose of a turnbuckle? Engineering Graphics
Turnbuckle
Easy
3041 What threads are provided at the two ends of a turnbuckle body? Engineering Graphics
Turnbuckle
Easy
3042 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
3043 Why are lock nuts fitted on the rods of a turnbuckle? Engineering Graphics
Turnbuckle
Medium
3044 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
3045 What is the function of the gasket in a flanged pipe joint? Engineering Graphics
Flanged pipe joint
Easy
3046 On what line are the bolt hole centres of a pipe flange located? Engineering Graphics
Flanged pipe joint
Easy
3047 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
3048 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
3049 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
3050 Which statement best describes an entrepreneurial opportunity? Entrepreneurship
Sensing opportunities
Easy