Question

Q-3-show that in the case of a thin cylinder
shell subjected to an internal fluid pressure
the tendency of burst lengthwise is twice as
in transverse section.​

Answer 1

Answer:

When a thin cylinder is subjected to internal pressure, its wall is subjected to two types of tensile stresses. Consider a thin cylindrical shell subjected to an internal pressure as shown below. Due to circumferential stress, the cylinder has a tendency to split up into two parts. or or = circumferential hoop stress.