A circular aluminum tube subjected to pure torsion by torques T (see figure 2) has an outer radius 2 equal to 1.5 times the inner radius n. (a) If the maximum shear strain in the tube is measured as 400x10 rad, what is the shear strain y: at the inner surface? (b) If the maximum allowable rate of twist is 0.125 degrees per meter and the maximum shear strain is to be kept at 400x10° rad by adjusting the torque T, what is the minimum required outer radius (12) min? Figure 2: cylindrical shaft

A circular aluminum tube subjected to pure torsion by torques T (see figure 2) has an outer radius 2 equal to 1.5 times the inner radius n. (a) If the maximum shear strain in the tube is measured as 400x10 rad, what is the shear strain y: at the inner surface? (b) If the maximum allowable rate of twist is 0.125 degrees per meter and the maximum shear strain is to be kept at 400x10° rad by adjusting the torque T, what is the minimum required outer radius (12) min? Figure 2: cylindrical shaft

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