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Principle Stresses: Example 2

Question: The direct stresses acting on an element of material, on orthogonal planes, are 85N/mm^2 (tensile) and 45N/mm^2 (tensile) together with a shear stress of 15N/mm^2. What is the factor of safe

Thin Cylinder's: von-Mises Yield Criteria & Tresca

Question: A thin cylinder of 3m diameter is subjected to an internal pressure of 2.5MN/m^2. Using a factor of safety of 2.2 and a yield stress of 300MN/m^2, calculate the wall thickness based on the a

Eccentric Loading: Example 1

Question: A hole in a pressure vessel end plate repair casting is being drilled using a radial arm drill. The distance from the drill point to the centre of the drill column is 1.2m. The drill column

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