Tutorial 4 Thick Cylinder

1. A thick-walled cylindrical pressure vessel with di =200mm and do =300mm, is made

of 0.2% Carbon hardened steel which has a yield strength of 430 MPa. Determine the
maximum internal pressure that may be applied to the vessel if the yield strength must
not be exceeded. If the maximum yield stress is limited to 215 MPa, what is the
maximum internal pressure that may be applied?
2. A concrete drain pipe has do =760mm and wall thickness 100mm. When dry, it is
loaded by external soil pressure of 70 kPa and when full of water, the maximum
internal pressure is 200 kPa. Determine the factor of safety against failure that was
used if concrete obeys the Rankine Criterion, with yield stress Y = 4MPa
3. A thick elastic cylinder of ri =a and ro =2a is loaded by internal pressure pi . At the
outer radius, the radial displacement is prevented by a rigid reinforcing sleeve. The
cylinder is also prevented from expanding in the longitudinal direction. Find the stress
components H, R and L and sketch a graph of these stresses in the cylinder wall.
Where and at what internal pressure will yield first occur if the material has a yield
stress of Y and it obeys Trescas yield criterion.
4. In a pressure test on a hydraulic cylinder of 120 mm external diameter and 60 mm
internal diameter, the hoop and longitudinal strains measured on the outer surface are
found to be H = 266and L = 69.6for an internal pressure of 100 MPa.
Determine the actual hoop stress at the outer surface and compare
with the calculated value. If the cylinder had been designed
according to the Trescas criterion, determine the safety factor for
the cylinder. Use Y = 280MPa, E = 208 GPa and =0.29.
5. One method of determining Poissons ratio for a material is to
subject a closed-ended cylinder to internal pressure and to measure
strains L and H on the outer surface. Show that,
H 2 L
2 H L
The strains on the outer surface of a closed-ended cylinder with do/di =3 subjected to
internal pressure was found to be L = 102and H = 410Calculate the internal
pressure and hoop strain at the bore. Use E=207MPa.
6. An open-ended cylinder with dimensions ri =0.075m and r0 =0.100m

is encased in a rigid sleeve such that the outer surface is prevented

from any radial displacement. The cylinder is subjected to an
internal pressure of 20 MPa. If E= 200 GPa and =0.3, determine the hoop
and radial stress distribution in the cylinder wall.