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37.
A torsion member is fabricated from two concentric thin tubes. At the ends, the tubes are welded to rigid discs so that both the tubes are twisted as a unit. The radius of the outer tube is 2r and that of the inner tube is r. If the shear stresses developed in the outer tube is τ, then the shear stress in the inner tube will be.
τ
0.25 τ
0.75 τ
0.5 τ
Answer: Option
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Umesh JIT said:   7 years ago
T/J = £/r.

Take
£ is directly proportional to r.

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