A pipe carrying steam at 3.0 MPa has an outside diameter of 450 mm and a wall thickness of 10 mm. A gasket is inserted between the flange at one end of the pipe and a flat plate used to cap the end. How many 25 mm diameter bolts must be used to hold the cap on if the allowable stress in the bolts is 90 MPa of which 50 MPa is the initial stress? What circumferential stress is developed in the pipe?

A pipe carrying steam at 3.0 MPa has an outside diameter of 450 mm and a wall thickness of 10 mm. A gasket is inserted between the flange at one end of the pipe and a flat plate used to cap the end. How many 25 mm diameter bolts must be used to hold the cap on if the allowable stress in the bolts is 90 MPa of which 50 MPa is the initial stress? What circumferential stress is developed in the pipe?

Mechanics of Materials (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

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Author:Barry J. Goodno, James M. Gere

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Chapter8: Applications Of Plane Stress (pressure Vessels, Beams, And Combined Loadings)

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8.2.13P: : A hollow, pressurized sphere having a radius r = 4.8 in, and wall thickness t = 0.4 in. is lowered...

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