A solid shaft is designed to twist no more than an angle of 2º when subjected...

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A solid shaft is designed to twist nomore than an angle of 2º when subjected to a torque of 800 Nm. Theshaft is 1 m long and made from a material that has a shearmodulus, G = 70 GN/m2. Select an appropriate minimaldiameter for the design specifications if

  1. Solid shaft was used.
  2. Hollow shaft of wall thickness 5mm was used.
  3. If the shaft is to rotate at 2000 rpm, determine the maximumpower that can be transmitted by the HOLLOW shaft.

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Given dataMax angle of twist Torque T 800 N mLength of the shaft L 1 mShear modulus G 70 GNm2SolutionThe angle of twist in radians isa when the solid shaft was usedThe angle of twist formula isEq 1Where angle of twist in radiansL    See Answer
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