9/4/2017 Strength of Materials - - Unit 6 - Week 5

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Week 1
1) A cylindrical steel pressure vessel 400 mm in diameter with a wall 1 point
Week 2 thickness of 20 mm, is subjected to an internal pressure of 4.5 MPa. Calculate the
circumferen al stresses (x) and longitudinal stresses (y) in the steel vessel.
Week 3
x = 45 MPa, y = 22.5 MPa
Week 4 x = 22.5 MPa, y = 45 MPa
x = 45 MPa, y = 90 MPa
Week 5
x = 90 MPa, y = 45 Mpa
Lecture 15:
Application of 2) A spherical steel pressure vessel 400 mm in diameter with a wall thickness 1 point
Stress/Strain
Thin Walled of 20 mm, is coated with a bri le lacquer that cracks when strain exceeds 200 x 10-
Vessels-I 7. What internal pressure will cause the lacquer to develop cracks? E= 200GPa, =

Lecture 16: 0.3.

Application of
Stress/Strain 0.57 MPa
Thin Walled 1.14 MPa
Vessels-II
2.28 MPa
Lecture 17:
4.56 MPa
Application of
Stress/Strain 3) Calculate the minimum wall thickness for a cylindrical vessel that is to carry 1 point
Thin Walled
Vessels-III
gas at a pressure of 10 MPa. The diameter of the vessel is 600 mm and the stress is
limited to 80 MPa.
Quiz : Week 5
Assignment 18.75 mm
Question
37.5 mm
Feedback for 75 mm
week 5
24.5 mm
Week 6
4) A steel circular cylindrical pressure vessel stores a uid under high 1 point

Week 7
pressure. A strain gauge measures the longitudinal strain of the vessel. The ul mate

shear stress in the walls of the

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shear stress in the walls of the vessel is 50 MPa. At what strain should the pressure
be reduced? ( = 0.3, E=200GPa)
0.02
0.0002
0.0001
0.002

5) An aluminium wire is stretched taut across the diameter of a steel 1 point

cylindrical pressure vessel. The diameter of the vessel is 2500mm and the thickness
is 20mm. If the vessel is subjected to 2 MPa pressure and at the same me
temperature is dropped by 50 C, then calculate the stresses developed in the
wire. aluminium = 23.4 m/(mC), EAl= 70 GPa, steel = 11.7 m/(mC) and Esteel = 200
GPa, = 0.3

56.25 MPa
37.24 MPa
77.5 MPa
40.32 MPa
6) A water tank, 7000 mm in diameter, is made from steel plates that are 15 1 point
mm. thick. Find the maximum height to which the tank may be lled if the
circumferen al stress is limited to 40 MPa. The specic weight of water is 9800
N/m3.

17.5 m
8.75 m
12.56 m
10.45 m
7) A 6m long cylindrical pressure vessel with hemispherical end caps made of 1 point
steel has an outer diameter 500 mm and thickness 20 mm. When the vessel is
pressurized to 7.5 MPa, calculate the change in overall length of the vessel. E= 200
GPa, = 0.3.
0.5 mm
0.07 mm
0.59 mm
1.5 mm

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