Strength of Materials

Problem Set 5: Torsion

1. If a twisting moment of 1100 N-m is impressed upon a 4.4-cm-diameter shaft, what is the maximum shearing
stress developed? Also, what is the angle of twist in a 150-cm length of the shaft? The materials is steel for
which = 85 GPa.
2. A hollow 3-m-long steel shaft must transmit a torque of 25 kN-m. The total angle of twist in this length is
not to exceed 2.5 and the allowable shearing stress is 90 MPa. Determine the inside and outside diameters of
the shaft if = 85 GPa.
3. Let us consider a thin-walled tube subject to torsion. Derive an approximate expression for the applied torque
if the working stress in shear is a given constant . Also, derive an approximate expression for the strength-
weight ratio / of such a tube.
4. Consider two solid shaft connected by 5-cm and 25-cm-pitch-diameter gears as shown in the figure. Find the
angular rotation of , the right end of one shaft, with respect to , the left end of the other, caused by the
torque of 280 N-m applied at . The left shaft is steel for which = 80 GPa and the right is brass for which
= 33 GPa.
5. A solid circular shaft is required to transmit 200 kW while turning at 90 rpm. The allowable shearing stress
is 42 MPa. Find the required shaft diameter.
6. A solid circular shaft has a uniform of 5 cm and is 4 m long. At its midpoint 65 hp is delivered to the shaft by
means of a belt passing over a pulley. This power is used to drive two machines, one at the left end of the
shaft consuming 25 hp and one at the right end consuming the remaining 40 hp. Determine the maximum
shearing stress in the shaft and also the relative angle of twist between the two extreme ends of the shaft. The
shaft turns at 200 rpm and the material is steel for which = 80 GPa.
7. A circular shaft is clamped at one end, free at the other, and loaded by a uniformly distributed twisting
moment of magnitude per unit length along its length (see figure). The torsional rigidity of the bar is .
Find the angle of twist of the free end of the shaft.
8. A steel shaft , of constant circular cross section and of diameter 80 mm, is clamped at the left end ,
loaded by a twisting moment of 6000 N-m at its midpoint , and elastically restrained against twisting at the
right end (see figure). At end the bar is attached to vertical steel bars of 16-mm diameter. The
upper bar is attached to the end of a horizontal diameter of the 80-mm bar and the lower bar
is attached to the other end of this same horizontal diameter, as shown in the figure. For all materials =
200 GPa and = 80 GPa. Determine the peak shearing stress in bar as well as the tensile stress in bar
.
9. Determine the reactive torques at the fixed ends of the circular shaft loaded by the couples as shown in the
figure. The cross section of the bar is constant along the length. Assume elastic action.
10. Consider a composite shaft fabricated from a 6-cm-diameter solid aluminum allow, = 28 GPa, surrounded
by a hollow steel circular shaft of outside diameter 7 cm and inside diameter of 6 cm, with = 84 GPa. The
two metals are rigidly connected at their juncture. If the composite shaft is loaded by a twisting moment of
154 kN-m, calculate the maximum shearing stress in the steel and also in the aluminum.
11. A stepped shaft has the appearance shown in the figure. The region is aluminum, having = 28 GPa,
and the region is steel, having = 84 GPa. The aluminum portion is of solid circular cross section 45
mm in diameter, and the steel region is circular with 60-mm outside diameter and 30-mm inside diameter.
Determine the maximum shearing stress in each material as well as the angle of twist at where a torsional
load of 4000 N-m is applied. Ends and are rigidly clamped.
12. A hollow shaft or outer radius 140 mm and inner radius 125 mm is subjected to an axial force and a torques,
as shown in the figure. Calculate the maximum normal and shearing stresses in the shaft.

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