Any one here ever done any Shaft Design Problems?

[rs4pro3]

I just spent 1.5 hours working just one problem for my Machine design class. We had to spec the diameter of a steel shaft that had a Chain sprocket, and 2 v belts on it all delivering with HP being transmitted threw them. I HATE THESE problems, it would be better if I actualy new what I wad doing but the instructor spent ruffly 30 mins covering the topic and one example problem, plus the book does a horrrible job at explaining. Well any ways if Your taking engineering and have to do any Machine design you'll enjoy these problems. :roll:

[Beej '86 325es]

Gotta love that stuff. What year are you, junior? I just got my B.S. in Mech. Engineering in December. If it's the class I'm thinking of (Machine Design Elements), I didn't learn a damn thing in there...I still don't really know what the class was about.

[rs4pro3]

I'm doing an associates degree in Mechanical engineering tech, my third semester now and 7 classes left(also dual major in Cad-CAM) Ya Machine design elements. We Haven't learned anything either, the most ussful item so far has been columns.

[Rosica]

Re: Any one here ever done any Shaft Design Problems?

It would be better if I actualy new what I wad doing but the instructor spent ruffly 30 mins covering the topic and one example problem, plus the book does a horrrible job at explaining.

Sounds like every engineering class I have ever taken. Machine design is not required at my school.

Chris
B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Concentrating in Thermal Fluid Sciences

[rs4pro3]

And we just got another shaft desing problem tonight, at least it only has two drive a chain sprocket which drives another sprocket. Our school trys to give us a little from every field(nice to have but so much crap to learn). Now in our Statitics class The teached has beet the subjet to death, which I like as I can some forces and moments in my sleep