Machine Design
The connecting rod bolts are tightened up with initial tension greater than the external load so that

The resultant load on the bolt would not be affected by the external cyclic load
Bolts are weakest elements
Bolts will not loosen during service
Joint may not open up

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Machine Design
A triple riveted butt joint with double straps of unequal width is to be designed for a boiler shell. The pitch of the rivets in the outer row is double the pitch in the inner row and zigzag riveting is proposed. Which of the following statement is correct?

There are four rivets per pitch length, out of which two are in single shear and two are in double shear
There are five rivets per pitch length, all in double shear
There are four rivets per pitch length, all in double shear
There are five rivets per pitch length, out of which four are in double shear and one is in single shear

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Machine Design
When the shaft rotates in anticlockwise direction at slow speed in a bearing, it will

Move towards right of the bearing making no metal to metal contact
Move towards left of the bearing making metal to metal contact
Have contact at the bottom most of the bearing
Move towards right of the bearing making the metal to metal contact

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Machine Design
The fatigue stress concentration factor is defined as

All of these
The ratio of endurance limit without stress concentration to the endurance limit with stress concentration
The product of the endurance limits with and without stress concentration
The ratio of endurance limit with stress concentration to the endurance limit without stress concentration

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