8.1) A thick-wall cylinder is made of steel (E = 200 GPa and ν = 0.

29), has an inside

diameter of 20 mm, and has an outside diameter of 100 mm. The cylinder is subjected to an
internal pressure of 300 MPa. Determine the stress components σrr and σθθ at r = a = 10
mm, r = 25 mm, and r = b = 50 mm.

Solution:

Given,

20
Inside radius of cylinder (ri ) = = 10mm
2

100
Outside radius of cylinder (ro ) = = 50mm
2

Internal pressure (Pi) = 300 Mpa

External pressure (Po) = 0

Tangential Stress (σH ) = ?

Radial Stress (σrr ) = ?

We know,

B
σrr = A − … … … … … … … … (1)
r2

B
σH = A + … … … … … … … . . (2)
r2

Putting Boundary conditions in equation (1),

At r = ri , σrr = −Pi At r = ro , σrr = −Po

B B
−Pi = A − −Po = A −
(ri )2 (ro )2

B B
or, −300 Mpa = A − or, 0=A−
(0.01)2 (0.05)2

or, −0.03 Mpa = 0.0001 ∗ A − B … … . . (3) or, 0 = 0.0025 ∗ A − B … … … … . (4)

Solving equations 3 and 4, we get,

A = 12.5 Mpa B = 0.03125 Mpa

Now, putting value of A and B in equation (1) and (2) for different values of r,

At r = 10mm = 0.01m,

0.03125
σrr = 12.5 − = −300 Mpa
(0.01)2

0.03125
σH = 12.5 + = 325 Mpa
0.012

At r = 25mm = 0.025m,

0.03125
σrr = 12.5 − = −37.5 Mpa
(0.025)2

0.03125
σH = 12.5 + = 62.5 Mpa
0.0252

At r = 50mm = 0.05m,

0.03125
σrr = 12.5 − = 0 Mpa
(0.05)2

0.03125
σH = 12.5 + = 25 Mpa
0.052