CME210 – Solid Mechanics

Solutions to Assignment 9
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1. Indicate the location of the shear centre for the sections shown below with respect to the
vertical centroidal axis that is drawn on each sketch. Also show the shear flow if the
sections are subjected to downward vertical shear. You do not need to do any
calculations.
2. The bulk storage tank shown has an outer diameter of 3.5-m and a wall thickness of 20-
mm. At a time when the internal pressure of the tank is 1.2 MPa, determine the normal
stresses in middle portion of the tank.

3. Determine the largest internal pressure that can be applied to a cylindrical tank of 1.75-m
outer diameter and 16-mm wall thickness if the ultimate normal stress of the steel used is
450 MPa and a factor of safety of 5.0 is desired.