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TORSION OF CIRCULAR SHAFTS
Objectives:
• To explain the "torque" and "torsional
deformation" of a circular shaft
• To explain the "torsional formula" for
shear stress developing in a circular shaft
under torsional effect
TORQUE (T)
Torsion Formula
Free end,
= max
SIGN CONVENTION
While determining the T, adopt the following sign
convention:
PROBLEM # 1
A TAC
300 N-m
Mabout A = 0 +300 + TAC = 0 TAC = –300 N-m
A C
TCD
A C D
TDB
c = 17.21 mm d = 2c = 34.42 mm
PROBLEM # 4