Tosrion Chapter 4
Tosrion Chapter 4
Tosrion Chapter 4
Torsion
By : Kumar shantveerayya
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Introduction
Torsion Formula
Assumptions
Power Transmitted by shaft
Torsional Rigidity
Introduction
• Torsion is a moment that twists/deforms a member about its longitudinal axis
• By observation, if angle of rotation is small, length of shaft and its radius
remain unchanged
• The moment of couple acting on the shaft is called torque or turning moment
or twisting moment.
Principal stresses and cracking due to pure torsion
principal stresses
The ratio of the shear stress to the shear strain is called the modulus of elasticity in
shear or Modulus of Rigidity and in represented by the symbol
For a ductile material, the plastic flow begins first in the outer surface.
For a material which is weaker in shear longitudinally than transversely – for instance a
wooden shaft, with the fibres parallel to axis the first cracks will be produced by the
shearing stresses acting in the axial section and they will upper on the surface of the
shaft in the longitudinal direction.
In the case of a material which is weaker in tension than in shear. For instance a, circular
shaft of cast iron or a cylindrical piece of chalk a crack along a helix inclined at 450 to the
axis of shaft often occurs.
STRENGTH OF SHAFTS
Maximum torque or power the shaft can transmit from one pulley to another, is called
strength of shaft.
(A) For solid circular shafts: (B) for hollow circular shaft
Maximum torque (T)is given by :
Stresses: Let us consider a small strip of radius r and thickness dr which is subjected to
shear stress ζ'.
The force set up on each element = stress × area = ζ ' × 2p r dr (approximately)
This force will produce a moment or torque about the center axis of the shaft.
The total torque T on the section will be the sum of all the contributions.
Torsional Stiffness:
EXAMPLE 2: A Shaft of 60 mm diameter rotates with 180 rpm. If permissible shear
stress is 100 Mpa, find torque and power in KW