Lesson 05

Stresses in
Thin-Walled Cylinder

Source: http://hsht.co.kr
Prepared By:
Engr. Rodenlee D. Aquino, ECE

College
 I. INTRODUCTION TO THE LESSON
● Lesson Title
Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

● Lesson Overview
This module will determine the shearing stress at any point of a thin-walled member.

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 I. INTRODUCTION TO THE LESSON
 
● Lesson Outline
Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder
1. Tangential (Circumferential) Stress,
- Problem Solving
2. Longitudinal Stress,
- Problem Solving
● Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module, the students shall be able to:
1. Analyze shear stress and flow for thin-walled members
2. Explain how to determine the shearing stress at any point of a thin-walled member
● Time Allotment
1.5 hours

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 II. LESSON PROPER
 

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

- a cylindrical tank carrying a gas or fluid under a pressure p is subjected to tensile forces that
resist the bursting forces developed across longitudinal and transverse sections.

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 II. LESSON PROPER
 
  Tangential (Circumferential) Stress,

Consider a tank completely filled with a

liquid or gas of known specific gravity.

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 II. LESSON PROPER
 

 Tangential (Circumferential) Stress,  

F will be attributed to the following:
Designed thickness of tank
Designed number of rivets
Designed diameter of rivets
Designed spacing of rivets
– the bursting force
– the resisting bursting force (equilibrant
force)

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 II. LESSON PROPER
 

Tangential
  (Circumferential) Stress,

Thus,

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 II. LESSON PROPER
 
  Longitudinal Stress,

Stress that occur at the cover of a tank

 

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 III. OTHER LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Example 1

A water tank is 8-m in diameter and 12-m high. If the tank is to be completely filled, determine the
minimum thickness of the tank plating if the stress is limited to 40 MPa.

Required: t

Solution:  
𝒑𝑫   𝒑𝑫
𝝈𝒕= 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝝈 𝑳 =
2𝒕 4𝒕
 
For p:  
𝒑=𝝆 ( 𝑺𝑮 ) 𝒈𝒉

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 III. OTHER LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Example 1

For t:
 
Consider tangential stress

Consider longitudinal  stress:

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 IV. SUMMARY OF LESSONS
Thin walled pressure vessel subjected to stresses, namely:
Tangential Stress – the stress that acts tangent to the surface of the cylinder

 
𝒑𝑫  
𝝈𝒕=
2𝒕

Longitudinal Stress – the stress that acts parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder.

 
𝒑𝑫
𝝈 𝑳=
4𝒕

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

 V. ASSESSMENT
Seatwork:
The strength per meter of the longitudinal joint shown in the figure is 480 kN, whereas for the girth joint
is 200 kN. Determine the maximum diameter of the cylindrical tank if the internal pressure is 1.5 MN/m 2.

Illustration of Cylinder (Source: Nawaz, S. (2021). Strength of

Materials (4th ed.) Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, p.27)

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder

V. ASSESSMENT

Stresses in Thin-Walled Cylinder