Practice - Special case: composite cylinder
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Practice Questions
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What is a composite cylinder?
💡 Hint: Think of where different materials are used together.
What remains continuous in a composite cylinder when it is twisted?
💡 Hint: Focus on the deformation properties.
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What happens to shear strain in a composite cylinder when twisted?
💡 Hint: Think about how materials deform.
True or False: Shear stress can be continuous at the boundary of two different materials.
💡 Hint: Focus on the properties of shear stress.
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A composite cylinder is composed of an outer steel sleeve and an inner aluminum core. If the aluminum has a shear modulus of 25 GPa and the steel has a shear modulus of 80 GPa, and a torque of 500 Nm is applied, calculate the resulting shear stress in both materials if their common shear strain is 0.002.
💡 Hint: Remember to apply the formula τ = G * γ for each material based on their shear moduli.
Discuss how the choice of materials in composite cylinders affects their applications in environmental conditions like high temperatures or corrosive environments.
💡 Hint: Think about the properties of materials and their environmental resistance.
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