For the external loading conditions, judgment

of the validity of the data must rest in considerable

measure on the internal consistency of the
data itself. In this regard, a detailed comparison
of the stresses in the fillet on the axes of symmetry
for the three external loading conditions is contained
in Table A-5 for those cases where the stress
was large enough to be significant (greater than 2.0
ksi). In each case, the value listed is an average
of readings obtained in the positive and negative
loading directions. For all such cases, agreement
between one axis of symmetry and its counterpart
180 o opposite is within the range of 3 to
12%. Considering variations in fillet radius and
difficulty in exact placement of the gages, this isexcellent agreement and there is nothing in the data
which would indicate any serious deficiency in the
model.
In the case of radial load on the nozzle, prior
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indicated stresses on the transverse axis 3-5 times
those on the longitudinal axis. In the case of
Model "C-1," the ratio is 5.7 for ()'~' and 8.7 for
() x· The qualitative effect is therefore the same,

but the difference is seemingly accentuated in the

thin shell model.
In the case of moment loading, results from Penn
State Model "R" gave maximum stresses under a
transverse moment approximately 2-2.5 times
those due to an equal longitudinal moment.
Calculations based on Bijlaard's curves predicted a
similar difference, although the absolute values of
the calculated stresses were somewhat lower than
the measured ones in both cases. For equivalent
moments on Model "C-1," the maximum stresses
due to a transverse moment are 4-5 times as great
as those due to a longitudinal moment, with the
maximum stress. being located 60-70° off the longitudinal
axis in the latter case; for the stress directly
on the long·itudinal axis, the ratios are 12.1 and 5.0
for 0''~' and O'x, respectively. The comparative effects
noted in the Penn State and liT models are
therefore qualitatively similar, with the added fac-