Mechanical Engineering - Strength of Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Strength of Materials - Section 2 (Q.No. 18)
18.
Two shafts 'A' and 'B' are made of same material. The shaft 'A' is solid and has diameter D. The shaft 'B' is hollow with outer diameter D and inner diameter D/2. The strength of hollow shaft in torsion is __________ as that of solid shaft.
1/16
1/8
1/4
15/16
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Anoop said:   1 decade ago
It can't be 16/15 we need to compare solid with hollow shaft.

Gaurav said:   1 decade ago
Why answer is not 16/15 here as shear stress is inversely proportional to polar modulus?

Abhishek Mishra said:   1 decade ago
For the same outer diameter, the ratio of strength in hollow shaft to that of solid shaft will varies as:

(1-(d/D)^4)

where, d is the internal diameter of hollow shaft and,
D is the outer diameter of hollow shaft.

Nethaji said:   1 decade ago
Generally in solid and hollow shaft based on dia oly they vary.

D^4 in solid shaft.

(D^4)-[(D/2)^4] = 15/16 D^4.

So answer should be 15/16.


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