PROBLEM 

   03 – 0070:      In Figure 1, a 10' high, thin-walled cone is supporting a load

of 100 lb. It is desired to analyze the normal stress in the
cone wall half way down from the top. At this half way point,
find the normal stress, n1, pointing towards the apex of the
cone, and the normal
stress in the vertical direction, n2
 

                         
Solution:                    The first step is to draw a diagram of the interface in each case.
This is done in Figs. 2 and 3.
If the cone is cut 5 ft' (vertically) from 0 (see Fig. 1), in the manner
shown in Fig. 2, the area A around the cut will be
A = π2rt,
where t is the thickness, .25". From Fig. 1 it can be seen that
r = 5' tan 30°.
The area is then
A = 2π (5 ft × 12 in/ft) tan 30° (.25 in.).
A = 54.4 in2.
We are now ready to set up a force balance. From Fig. 4,

            
 
 ∑ F(n)1 = {σ(n)1 × A} – 100 sin 60° = 0
σ(n)1 × A = 100 sin 60°
σ(n)1 = [(100 sin 60°) / A] = [{(100) (.866)} / (54.4)] = 1.59 psi
If the cone is cut as in Figure 3, the total area of the cut will be
A' = 2π (r) [(1/4") {1 / (cos 60°)}].
since the radius is the same as in the previous case,
A' = 2π (34.64") [{1 / {(4) (.866)}"] = 62.83 in.2
From Fig. 5, we write
∑ F = 0 = σ(n)2 A' − 100 lb
 [(100 lb.) / A'] = σ(n)2
σ(n)2 = [(100 lb) / (62.83 in2.)] = 1.59 psi.