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Chapter 14: Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels
M14.2: Cylindrical Pressure Vessels
Hoop Stress
Introduction
Table of Contents
Longitudinal Stress
Hoop Stress
Biaxial and Triaxial Stresses
Outer Surface Stress and Strain
Inner Surface Stress and Strain
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To compute the stresses acting in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical pressure vessel, we consider the equilibrium of a free body that exposes these wall surfaces.
