longitudinal stress
Solution to Problem 142 Pressure Vessel
Strength of Materials 4th Edition by Pytel and Singer
Problem 142 page 29
Given:
Steam pressure = 3.5 Mpa
Outside diameter of the pipe = 450 mm
Wall thickness of the pipe = 10 mm
Diameter of the bolt = 40 mm
Allowable stress of the bolt = 80 MPa
Initial stress of the bolt = 50 MPa
Required:
Number of bolts
Circumferential stress developed in the pipe
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Solution to Problem 141 Pressure Vessel
Strength of Materials 4th Edition by Pytel and Singer
Problem 141 page 28
Given:
Wall thickness = 1/8 inch
Internal pressure = 125 psi
The figure below:

Required: Maximum longitudinal and circumferential stress
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Solution to Problem 138 Pressure Vessel
Strength of Materials 4th Edition by Pytel and Singer
Problem 138 page 38
Given:
Strength of longitudinal joint = 33 kips/ft
Strength of girth joint = 16 kips/ft
Internal pressure = 150 psi
Required: Maximum diameter of the cylinder tank
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Solution to Problem 136 Pressure Vessel
Strength of Materials 4th Edition by Pytel and Singer
Problem 136 page 28
Given:
Thickness of steel plating = 20 mm
Diameter of pressure vessel = 450 mm
Length of pressure vessel = 2.0 m
Maximum longitudinal stress = 140 MPa
Maximum circumferential stress = 60 MPa
Required: The maximum internal pressure that can be applied
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Solution to Problem 133 Pressure Vessel
Strength of Materials 4th Edition by Pytel and Singer
Problem 133 page 28
Given:
Diameter of cylindrical pressure vessel = 400 mm
Wall thickness = 20 mm
Internal pressure = 4.5 MN/m2
Allowable stress = 120 MN/m2
Required:
Longitudinal stress
Tangential stress
Maximum amount of internal pressure that can be applied
Expected fracture if failure occurs
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Thin-walled Pressure Vessels
A tank or pipe carrying a fluid or gas under a pressure is subjected to tensile forces, which resist bursting, developed across longitudinal and transverse sections.
TANGENTIAL STRESS (Circumferential Stress)
Consider the tank shown being subjected to an internal pressure p. The length of the tank is L and the wall thickness is t. Isolating the right half of the tank:
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