3 - Thick-Walled Cylinders
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Practice Questions
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Define a thick-walled cylinder.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between wall thickness and radius.
What is radial stress?
💡 Hint: Consider the direction in which this stress acts.
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What defines a thick-walled cylinder?
💡 Hint: Think about how thickness relates to the radius.
Is Lame's equation applicable to thin-walled cylinders?
💡 Hint: Consider the characteristics of thin-walled conditions.
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Given a thick-walled cylinder with an inner radius of 10 cm and a wall thickness of 2 cm subjected to an internal pressure of 3000 kPa and an external pressure of 1000 kPa, calculate the radial and hoop stresses at the inner and outer radii using Lame's equations.
💡 Hint: Set up two equations for internal and external conditions to solve for constants A and B.
Why might a thick-walled cylinder fail if only thin-walled assumptions are applied? Discuss the consequences of this miscalculation.
💡 Hint: Consider how stress affects material strength and structural integrity.
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