PROBLEM 3.

1
Determine the torque T that causes a maximum shearing stress of 70 MPa in the steel
cylindrical shaft shown.

SOLUTION
=
max
T =
=

Tc
4
=
; J
c
J
2

c3 max

(0.018 m)3 (70 106 Pa)

2
= 641.26 N m
=
T 641 N m

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PROBLEM 3.2
For the cylindrical shaft shown, determine the maximum shearing stress caused by
a torque of magnitude T = 800 N m.

SOLUTION
=
max

max

Tc
4
=
; J
c
J
2
2T
=
c3
2(800 N m)
=
(0.018 m)3

= 87.328 106 Pa

max = 87.3 MPa

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PROBLEM 3.3
(a) Determine the torque T that causes a maximum shearing stress of
45 MPa in the hollow cylindrical steel shaft shown. (b) Determine the
maximum shearing stress caused by the same torque T in a solid cylindrical
shaft of the same cross-sectional area.

SOLUTION
(a)

Given shaft:

=
J

(c

4
2

c14

(454 304 )= 5.1689 106 mm 4 = 5.1689 106 m 4

2
Tc
J
=

=
T
J
c
J=

T =

(5.1689 106 )(45 106 )

= 5.1689 103 N m
45 103
=
T 5.17 kN m

(b)

Solid shaft of same area:

A = c22 c12 = (452 302 ) = 3.5343 103 mm 2

=
c 2 A or=
c
=
J
=

A
= 33.541 mm

Tc
2T

=
c4, =
2
J
c3

(2)(5.1689 103 )
= 87.2 106 Pa
(0.033541)3

= 87.2 MPa

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PROBLEM 3.4
(a) Determine the maximum shearing stress caused by a 40-kip in. torque T in
the 3-in.-diameter solid aluminum shaft shown. (b) Solve part a, assuming that
the solid shaft has been replaced by a hollow shaft of the same outer diameter
and of 1-in. inner diameter.

SOLUTION
(a)

Tc
J
(40 kip in.)(1.5 in.)
=
p
4
(1.5 in.)
2

= 7.5451 ksi

= 7.55 ksi
(b)

=
=

Tc
J
(40 kip in.)(1.5 in.)

[(1.5 in.) 4 (0.5 in.) 4 ]

2
= 7.6394 ksi

= 7.64 ksi

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PROBLEM 3.5
(a) For the 3-in.-diameter solid cylinder and loading shown, determine the
maximum shearing stress. (b) Determine the inner diameter of the 4-in.diameter hollow cylinder shown, for which the maximum stress is the
same as in part a.

SOLUTION
(a)

1
=
d
2

=
c

Solid shaft:

J =

max

1
= 1.5 in.
(3.0 in.)
2

c4
2
Tc
=
J
2T
=
p c3
2(40 kip in.)
=
p (1.5 in.)3
= 7.5451 ksi

max = 7.55 ksi

(b)

Hollow shaft:

co
=

J
=
co

1
d
=
2

1
(4.0 in.)
= 2.0 in.
2

(c c )
=

4
o

4
c=
co4
i

4
i

co

max

2Tco

p max

= (2.0 in.) 4

2(40 kip in.)(2.0 in.)

p (7.5451 ksi)

= 9.2500 in 4 =
ci 1.74395 in.
and =
di 2=
ci 3.4879 in.
di = 3.49 in.

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PROBLEM 3.6
A torque=
T 3 kN m is applied to the solid bronze cylinder shown.
Determine (a) the maximum shearing stress, (b) the shearing stress at point D
which lies on a 15-mm-radius circle drawn on the end of the cylinder, (c) the
percent of the torque carried by the portion of the cylinder within the 15-mm
radius.

SOLUTION
(a)

=
c

1
=
= 30 103 m
d 30 mm
2

J = c 4 = (30 103 )4 =1.27235 106 m 4

2
2
T= 3 kN= 3 103 N

=
m

Tc
=
J

(3 103 )(30 103 )

= 70.736 106 Pa
1.27235 106

m = 70.7 MPa
(b)

D= 15 mm
= 15 103 m
=
D

(c) =
D
TD =

TD D
JD

(15 103 )(70.736 106 )

(30 103 )

=
TD

D = 35.4 MPa

J D D
3
=
D D
2
D

(15 103 )3 (35.368 106 ) = 187.5 N m

TD
187.5
100%
(100%) 6.25%
=
=
T
3 103

6.25%

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