Assignment 3: Due 10 June, Monday, 18:00

Problem 1: [40 marks]

Consider a large plate with cylindrical hole subjected to the uniaxial loading. The distribution of hoop stresses,

 , along periphery of the hole is shown in the figure below (left). Using the principle of superposition find
(a) The stress concentration around a small circular hole of radius  in a thin-walled pressure cylinder ( radius and  - thickness,   ) with closed ends and loaded by an internal pressure,  .
(b) The stress intensity factors for a very small crack of length , (

) emanating from the hole as in (a)

for two cases when crack is located in: (i) axial direction and (ii) circumferential direction.



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(ii)





(i)






Problem 2: [60 marks]

Find the circumferential (hoop) stresses in a thick-walled cylinder at the internal and external surfaces (points
A and B, see the figure below) for the following values of the internal pressures and conditions:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

At fully plastic conditions;

At a critical pressure, which just initiates yielding;
At a pressure, which generates the elasto-plastic interface at    2
100 MPa;
250 MPa;
500 MPa.

The cylinder has the internal radius  = 100 mm and external radius = 200 mm. The materials yield strength,

 is 500 MPa.

 

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