University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) · 1932 · 51 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsStructural EngineeringStructural MaterialsFracture MechanicsLightweight Structural MaterialsMechanical CharacterizationShear PropertiesStrength Of MaterialsStrength PropertiesBulkheadsPure Shear DeformationShearingThin-walled StructuresTorsion TestingTorsional FailureTorsional Strength
This report is the first of a series presenting the results of strength tests on thin-walled cylinders and truncated cones of circular and elliptical section; it comprises the results obtained to date from torsion (pure shear) tests on 65 thin-walled duralumin cylinders of circular section with ends clamped to rigid bulkheads. The effect of variations in the length/radius and radius/thickness ratios on the type of failure is indicated, and a semi-empirical equation for the shearing stress at maximum load is given.
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