A hollow steel shaft is transmitting 15 kW at 420 rpm. Calculate the thickness of the shaft where outside diameter is 50 mm and allowable shear stress acting in the shaft is 70 MPa

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A hollow steel shaft is transmitting 15 kW at 420 rpm. Calculate the thickness of the shaft
where outside diameter is 50 mm and allowable shear stress acting in the shaft is 70 MPa

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