A cylindrical steel pressure vessel 400 mm in diameter with a wall thickness of 20 mm, is subjected to an internal pressure of 4.5 MN/m2. Set up the equations of stress that is required to solve the problem. 2. Calculate the stresses in the steel vessel.

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Chapter8: Applications Of Plane Stress (pressure Vessels, Beams, And Combined Loadings)
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A cylindrical steel pressure vessel 400 mm in diameter with a wall thickness of 20 mm, is subjected to an internal pressure of 4.5 MN/m2.

  1. Set up the equations of stress that is required to solve the problem.

2. Calculate the stresses in the steel vessel.

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