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
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Discussion:
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Chandrashekar said:   7 years ago
I agree @Bharadwaz and @Avtar.

MAnish said:   7 years ago
(τ)hollow = 16/15(τ)solid.

Krushna said:   7 years ago
Yes, the correct Answer is 16/15.

Arslan said:   4 years ago
The Hollow shaft of SAME mass will only be stronger than solid shaft of the same mass. So, the correct answer is 15/16.


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