_______________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM (8.82) A compressed-air tank of uniform thickness t = 5-mm is subjected to an internal pressure of p = 1.4 MPa (Fig. P8.77). Determine the maximum axial and circumferential stresses. SOLUTION ∑F axial = 0 : σ a ⋅ Aw = p ⋅ A where A = projected inside area Aw =cross-sectional area of tank or σ a [250 + 150π ](5)2 1.5 mm = 1.4(106 )[250 × 300 + π (150) 2 ] L from which A p σt 0.15 m ∑F vertical p 0.25 m σa Aw σt σ a = 28.3 MPa The maximum circumferential stress occurs on the sides. 0.15 m = 0 : 2(5) L ⋅ σ c = p (250 + 300) L or 1.4 × 106 (550) = 77 MPa σt = 2(5) Excerpts from this work may be reproduced by instructors for distribution on a not-for-profit basis for testing or instructional purposes only to students enrolled in courses for which the textbook has been adopted. Any other reproduction or translation of this work beyond that permitted by Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without the permission of the copyright owner is unlawful.