A cylinder has an ID of 100 mm and an internal pressure of 50 MPa. Find the needed wall thickness if the factor of safety n is 2.0 and the yield stress is 250 MPa. Use the maximum shear stress theory, i.e. maximum shear stress = yield strength/2n

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A cylinder has an ID of 100 mm and an internal pressure of 50 MPa. Find the
needed wall thickness if the factor of safety n is 2.0 and the yield stress is 250
MPa. Use the maximum shear stress theory, i.e. maximum shear stress = yield
strength/2n

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