A shaft used in an aircraft engine is 50 mm diameter, the maximum allowable shear stress is 84 MN/m². Find the torsional strength of the shaft. If the shaft now has a hole bored in it, find the percentage reductions in strength and mass. a. If the hole is 40 mm diameter If the hole is 25 mm diameter.

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Problem 11.2.4P: Repeat Problem 11.2-3 assuming that R= 10 kN · m/rad and L = 2 m.
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A shaft used in an aircraft engine is 50 mm diameter, the maximum allowable shear stress is
84 MN/m². Find the torsional strength of the shaft. If the shaft now has a hole bored in it,
find the percentage reductions in strength and mass.
a. If the hole is 40 mm diameter
b. If the hole is 25 mm diameter.
Transcribed Image Text:A shaft used in an aircraft engine is 50 mm diameter, the maximum allowable shear stress is 84 MN/m². Find the torsional strength of the shaft. If the shaft now has a hole bored in it, find the percentage reductions in strength and mass. a. If the hole is 40 mm diameter b. If the hole is 25 mm diameter.
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