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ME 601 Stress Analysis - Home work 12(b) Due Date 4 Nov 2015
1. A torque T is applied to a thin-walled tube having a cross section in the shape of a regular
hexagon with constant wall thickness t and side length b (see figure). Obtain formulas for the
shear stress and the angle of twist.

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2. Derive the relationship between the applied torque T and the angle of twist for a closed tube with
two attached fins.

3. Find expressions for the shear stresses in a tube of the section shown in the figure, the wall
thickness being uniform,

4. C. Weber proposed an elementary method of examining the effects of a circular groove or slot in
a circular bar by considering a Prandtl stress function in the form,

=
where

G
2

2 2
2
2 cos
b r + 2a ( r b ) r

is taken to denote the angle of twist per unit length.

b)

Obtain the equation of the boundary of the cross section

Derive the formulas for stresses xz and yz .

c)

Derive formulas for the stress components

d)
e)

the boundary of the groove.

Compute the maximum value of stress on the boundary of the shaft and then on the groove
Verify that xz = yz = 0 for corners A and B.

f)

For the cross section, derive the formula for the torsional rigidity of the member.

a)

xz and yz on the boundary of the shaft and on

5. A torsion bar has a cross section in the shape of an isosceles triangle of height h and base 2b,
with h>>b. Let (x,y) axes be defined such that the origin is at the center of the base, with the xaxis in the height direction. Define the torsion function to be = Gb 2 [1 ( y / b) 2 ] , based upon the
membrane of the cross section.
a) Derive the expressions for corresponding stress components.
b) Determine the formula for the torsional rigidity in the terms of G,b,h.
c) Examine the boundary conditions and discuss them.