Given: A thin-walled cylindrical pressure vessel contains a gas at pressure of 30 psi. The average radius is R = 6.5 in., and the thickness is t = 0.45 in.
Req'd: Determine the maximum in-plane shear stress in the cylindrical section tmax.
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Given: A thin-walled cylindrical pressure vessel contains a gas at pressure of 30 psi. The average radius is R = 6.5 in., and the thickness is t = 0.45 in. Req'd: Determine the maximum in-plane shear stress in the cylindrical section tmax. |
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Sol'n: The hoop and longitudinal stresses are given by:
Using the stress transformation equations or the Stress Transformation Calculator, the maximum in-plaane shear stress is: 
tmax = = 0.108 ksi |
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