MEMAT/MECH211 – MECHANICES OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

SOLVED PROBLEMS TORSION

PROBLEM 1 PROBLEM 4
A steel shaft 3 ft long that has a diameter of 4 in. is The inner diameter of the hollow shaft is one-half its outer
subjected to a torque of 15 kip·ft. Determine the maximum diameter D. Show that the maximum torque that can be
shearing stress and the angle of twist. Use G = 12 × carried by this shaft is 15/16th of the maximum torque that
106psi. could be carried by a solid shaft of diameter D that is made
of the same material.

PROBLEM 5
The 16-ft solid steel shaft is twisted through 4. If the
maximum shear stress is 8000 psi, determine the diameter
d of the shaft. Use G = 12x106 psi for steel.

PROBLEM 2
What is the minimum diameter of a solid steel shaft that
will not twist through more than 3° in a 6-m length when
subjected to a torque of 12 kN·m? What maximum
shearing stress is developed? Use G = 83 GPa

PROBLEM 6
Two forces, each of magnitude P, are applied to the
wrench. The diameter of the steel shaft AB is 15 mm.
Determine the largest allowable value of P if the shear
stress in the shaft is not to exceed 120 MPa and its angle
of twist is limited to 5. Use G = 80 GPa for steel.

PROBLEM 3
The torque of 100 kip ft produces a maximum shear stress
of 8000 psi in the 16-ft-long hollow steel shaft. Note that
the inner diameter of the shaft is two-thirds of its outer
diameter D.
(a) Determine the outer diameter D.
(b) Find the angle of twist of the shaft. Use G = 12x106 psi
for steel.

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PROBLEM 7 PROBLEM 9
The 1.25-in.-diameter steel shaft BC is built into the rigid The compound shaft consists of bronze and steel
wall at C and supported by a smooth bearing at B. The segments, both having 120-mm diameters. If the torque T
lever AB is welded to the end of the shaft. Determine the causes a maximum shear stress of 100 MPa in the bronze
force P that will produce a 2-in. vertical displacement of segment, determine the angle of rotation of the free end.
end A of the lever. What is the corresponding maximum Use G = 83 GPa for steel and G = 35 GPa for bronze.
shear stress in the shaft? Use G = 12x106 psi for steel, and
neglect deformation of the lever.

PROBLEM 10
The stepped steel shaft carries the torque T. Determine
the maximum allowable magnitude of T if the working
shear stress is 12 MPa and the rotation of the free
end is limited to 4. Use G = 83 GPa for steel.

PROBLEM 8
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.

PROBLEM 11
The solid steel shaft carries the torques T1 = 750 N m and
T2 = 1200 N m. Using L1 = L2 = 2.5 m and G = 83 GPa,
determine the smallest allowable diameter of the shaft if
the shear stress is limited to 60 MPa and the angle of
rotation of the free end is not to exceed 4degrees.

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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 11

PROBLEM 12
The solid compound shaft, made of three different
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 PROBLEM 14
steel, and 35 GPa for bronze. Four pulleys are attached to the 50-mm-diameter
aluminum shaft. If torques are applied to the pulleys as
shown in the figure, determine the angle of rotation of
pulley D relative to pulley A. Use G = 28 GPa for
aluminum.

PROBLEM 13
The shaft consisting of steel and aluminum segments
carries the torques T and 2T. Find the largest allowable
value of T if the working shear stresses are 14 000 psi for
steel and 7500 psi for aluminum, and the angle of rotation
at the free end must not exceed 8degrees. Use G = 12x106
psi for steel and G = 4x106 psi for aluminum.
PROBLEM 15
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 =10x106 psi for wrought iron.

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 PROBLEM 18
The compound shaft is attached to a rigid wall at each end.
For the bronze segment AB, the diameter is 75 mm and G
= 35 GPa. For the steel segment BC, the diameter is 50
mm and G = 83 GPa. Given that a = 2 m and b = 1.5 m,
compute the largest torque T that can be applied as shown
in the figure if the maximum shear stress is limited to 60
MPa in the bronze and 80 MPa in the steel.

PROBLEM 16
The shaft carries a total torque T0 that is uniformly
distributed over its length L. Determine the angle of twist of
the shaft in terms of T O, L, G, and J.

PROBLEM 19
PROBLEM 17 For the compound shaft described in Prob. 3.18, determine
The steel shaft of length L = 1.5 m and diameter d = 25 the torque T and the ratio b=a so that each material is
mm is attached to rigid walls at both ends. A distributed stressed to its permissible limit.
torque of intensity t = tA(L -x)/L is acting on the shaft,
where tA =200 N m/m. Determine the maximum shear
stress in the shaft.