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Two carbon steel balls, each 30 mm in diameter, are

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Two carbon steel balls, each 30 mm in diameter, are pressed together by a force F. In terms of the force F in Newtons, find the
maximum values of the principal stress, and the maximum shear stress, in MPa.

Stress theories:
When two bodies having curved surfaces are pressed together, point or line contact changes to area contact, and the stresses
developed in the two bodies are three-dimensional.Principal stress is the maximum normal stress a body can have at its some
point. It represents purely normal stress.Shear stress is the amount of force per unit area perpendicular to the axle of the
member.

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Given:

The diameter of carbon steel balls = d 1 = d 2 = 30 mm

From physical properties of materials:

For Carbon steel;

Poission's ratio ,

ϑ 1 = ϑ 2 = 0.292

Modulus of elasticity, E 1 = E 2 = 207 GPa = 207000 N/mm

2

For finding the maximum Principle stress:

 2 2
1 − ϑ 1 − ϑ
1 2
+
3F E E
a = ( )
3
8 1 1
⎷ +
d1 d2

Substituting in the given values:

 2 2
1 − 0.292 1 − 0.292
+
3F 207000 207000 3 3F 2 (0.914) 1 3
−5 1/3
a = 3 ( ) a = √ a = √ F × 4.97 × 10 a = F × 0.0368
8 1 1 8 207000 0.0666
⎷ +
30 30

To find Maximum Principle stress:

3F 3F
1/3
σ max = σ max = σ max = 352.7F
2 1/3 2
2πa 2π × F 0.0368

Therefore Maximum principle stress,

1/3
σ max = 352.7F

To find maximum shear stress:

σ 1 − σ max
τ max =
2

Solving for
σ 1 : σ 1 = P max ×

τ max =

 90
σ 1 − σ max

⎢⎜ ⎟ ⎥
⎡

⎣
⎛

⎝
1 −

Solving for Maximum shear stress:

z

a
tan

τ max = 564.57F

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1

1/3
⎞

⎠
(1 + ϑ) −

− 357.57F
2 (1 +

1/3
1

z
2

τ max = 106F
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