Question

Difference between circumferential and longitudinal stress

Answer 1

Longitudinal stress is the stress in a pipe wall, acting along the longitudinal axis of the pipe. And it is produced by the pressure of the fluid in the pipe. ... For cylindrical pressure vessels, the normal loads on a wall element are the longitudinal stress, the circumferential (hoop) stress and the radial stress.

Answer 2

Longitudinal stress is the stress in a pipe wall, acting along the longitudinal axis of the pipe. And it is produced by the pressure of the fluid in the pipe. ... For cylindrical pressure vessels, the normal loads on a wall element are the longitudinal stress, the circumferential (hoop) stress and the radial stress