a) A steam engine cylinder has an effective diameter of 350 mm and the maximum steam pressure acting on the cylinder cover is 1.25 N/mm². Calculate the number and size of studs required to fx the cylinder cover, assuming the permissible stress in the studs as 33 MPa.
Design Against Fluctuating Loads
Machine elements are subjected to varieties of loads, some components are subjected to static loads, while some machine components are subjected to fluctuating loads, whose load magnitude tends to fluctuate. The components of a machine, when rotating at a high speed, are subjected to a high degree of load, which fluctuates from a high value to a low value. For the machine elements under the action of static loads, static failure theories are applied to know the safe and hazardous working conditions and regions. However, most of the machine elements are subjected to variable or fluctuating stresses, due to the nature of load that fluctuates from high magnitude to low magnitude. Also, the nature of the loads is repetitive. For instance, shafts, bearings, cams and followers, and so on.
Design Against Fluctuating Load
Stress is defined as force per unit area. When there is localization of huge stresses in mechanical components, due to irregularities present in components and sudden changes in cross-section is known as stress concentration. For example, groves, keyways, screw threads, oil holes, splines etc. are irregularities.

![Example L05.06
Question
We know that the distance of the load from the tilting
edge A-A,
The base of a pillar crane is fastened to the foundation (a level plane) by eight
bolts spaced equally on a bolt circle diameter 1.6 m. The diameter of the pillar
base is 2 m.
L = 6-R= 5-1 = 4 m
d. = Core diameter of the bolts.
Let
We know that maximum load on a bolt,
2 1WI (R + r)
W, = 1 (2R² + r)
Determine the size of bolts when the crane carries a load of 100 EN at a
distance of 5 m from the centre of the base. The allowable stress for the bolt
2x 100 x 10 x 4 (1 + 0.8)
S [2 ×1² + (0.8)²]
1440 x 10
material is 100 MPa.
The table for metric coarse threads is given below:
= 68.18 x 10 N
21.12
Major diameter (mm)
20
24
30
30
42
48
Pitch (mm)
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
We also know that maximum load on a bolt (W),
Stress area (mm')
245
353
361
817
1120
1472
68.18 x 10 = (d o, = (a) 100 = 78.54 (d)
Solution
(d)? = 68.18 x 103/78.54 = 868
d. = 29.5 mm
or
Solution. Given : n = 8 ; d = 1.6 m or r = 0.S m ; D = 2m or R = 1m ; W = 100 kN
= 100 x 10°N; e= 5 m; 6,= 100 MPa = 100 N/mm?
From Table 5.1 (coarse series), we find that the standard core diameter of the
bolt is 31.093 mm and the corresponding size of the bolt is M 36.
The pillar crane is shown in Figure Q5
Tilting edge
A
Figure Q6](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F953dbc5e-185b-4b91-9ca0-40c4eb259a44%2Fecd4a0d4-05f2-4d3e-ac34-824cf5e4a4cc%2F5xr7mc_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)

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