Indian Institute of Technology Jammu

Mechanics of Solids
Tutorial-5: Thins Cylinder and spheres

1. A thin cylindrical shell of diameter 300 mm and wall thickness 6 mm has hemispherical
ends. If there is no distortion of the junction under pressure, determine the hemispherical
2
ends' thickness. Take E = 208 𝐺𝑁/𝑚 , and Poisson’s ratio = 0·3

2. Calculate the bursting pressure for a cold-drawn seamless steel tubing of 60 mm inside
2
diameter with 2 mm wall thickness. The ultimate strength of steel is 380 MN/𝑚

3. Calculate the thickness of the metal required for a cast-iron main 800 mm in diameter for
water at a pressure head of 100 m if the maximum permissible tensile stress is 20
3
MN/m2 and the weight of water is 10 kN/𝑚

4. A cylindrical water tank of height 25 m, inside diameter 2·2 m, having a vertical axis
2
open at the top. The tank is made of steel having a yield stress of 210 MN/𝑚 .
Determine the thickness of the steel used when the tank is full of water. Given: Efficiency
of the longitudinal joint = 70 %; Factor of safety = 3.

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5. A boiler shell is to be made of a 15 mm thick plate having tensile stress of 120 MN/𝑚 . If
the efficiencies of the longitudinal and circumferential joints are 70% and 30%
respectively, determine (i) the Maximum permissible diameter of the shell for an internal
pressure of 2 MN/m2. (ii) Permissible intensity of internal pressure when the shell
diameter is 1·5 m.

6. Calculate the increase in the volume of a spherical shell 1 m in diameter and 1 cm thick
2 2
when it is subjected to an internal pressure of 1·6 MN/𝑚 . Take E = 200 GN/𝑚 , and 1/ m
= 0·3.

7. A thin spherical shell 1 m in diameter with its wall of 1·2 cm thickness is filled with a fluid
3
at atmospheric pressure. What intensity of pressure will be developed in it if 175 c𝑚
more fluid is pumped into it? Also, calculate the circumferential stress at that pressure
2
and the increase in diameter. Take: E = 200 GN/𝑚 , and 1/m = 0.3