Lesson 6 - TORSION PDF
Lesson 6 - TORSION PDF
Objectives:
You should be able to…
• Describe the effects of torsional loads
• Compute the deformation and shear stress
of a body subjected to torque
• Compute the power transmitted by a
torque
The figure shows a 2-in.-diameter solid steel cylinder that is
built into the support at C and subjected to the torques TA and
TB.
1. Determine the maximum shear stresses in segments AB
and BC of the cylinder; and
2. Compute the angle of rotation of end A. Use G = 12x106
psi for steel.
Determine the torque in each of the two segments of the cylinder
Polar moment of inertia of the cylinder
Compatibility
Problem 2
(a) For the solid steel shaft shown
(G=77 GPa), determine the angle of
twist in A. (b) Solve part (a)
assuming that the steel shaft is
hollow with a 30-mm outer diameter
and a 20-mm inner diameter.
The figure shows a steel shaft of length L = 1.5 m and diameter
d = 25 mm that carries a distributed torque of intensity (torque
per unit length) 𝒕 = 𝒕𝑩 𝒙/𝑳 , where t = 200 N m/m. Determine
B
(1) the maximum shear stress in the shaft; and (2) the angle of
twist of the shaft. Use G = 80 GPa for steel.
Equilibrium:
The maximum torque in the shaft is TA which occurs at the fixed support.
Angle of twist:
The tapered, wrought iron shaft carries the
torque T = 2000 lb-in at its free end.
Determine the angle of twist of the shaft. Use
G = 10 x 106 psi for wrought iron.
Each of the two identical shafts is attached to a rigid wall at
one end and supported by a bearing at the other end. The
gears attached to the shafts are in mesh. Determine the
reactive torques at A and C when the torque T is applied to
gear B.
Equilibrium:
𝑀𝐵 = 0
𝑇 − 𝑇𝐴 − 𝐹𝑅 = 0 𝑒𝑞𝑛. 1
𝑀𝐷 = 0
2
𝑇𝐶 − 𝐹 𝑅 = 0 𝑒𝑞𝑛. 2
3
2. The steel shaft is formed by attaching a hollow shaft to a solid shaft. Determine the
maximum torque T that can be applied to the ends of the shaft without exceeding a
shear stress of 70 MPa or an angle of twist of 2.5 degrees in the 3.5-m length. Use G =
83 GPa for steel.
3. A tubular shaft is being designed to transmit 225 kW at 1,700 rpm. The maximum
shear stress in the shaft must not exceed 30 MPa. If the outside diameter of the
shaft is D=75mm, determine the minimum wall thickness of the shaft.
1. The solid compound shaft, made of three di¤erent
materials, carries the two torques shown. (a) Calculate the
maximum shear stress in each material. (b) Find the angle
of rotation of the free end of the shaft. The shear moduli are
28 GPa for aluminum, 83 GPa for steel, and 35 GPa for
bronze.
2. The steel shaft is formed by attaching a hollow shaft to a solid shaft. Determine the maximum torque T
that can be applied to the ends of the shaft without exceeding a shear stress of 70 MPa or an angle of
twist of 2.5 degrees in the 3.5-m length. Use G = 83 GPa for steel.
2.