ch3 Part1
ch3 Part1
Torsion
Objectives
✓ Determine the shear stresses in a
circular shaft due to torsion
✓ Determine the angle of twist
✓ Analyze statically indeterminate
torque-loaded members
✓ Deterime the shear stresses in a
non-circular shafts and thin-walled
tubes
APPLICATIONS
Photo 3.1 In this automotive power train, the shaft transmits power from the
engine to the rear wheels.
APPLICATIONS
(a) A generator receives
power at a constant number
of revolutions per minute
from a turbine through shaft
AB.
Since
Deformations in a Circular Shaft
If a torque T is applied to the other
end, the shaft will twist, with its
free end rotating through an angle
ϕ called the angle of twist
When a circular shaft is subjected to torsion, every cross
section remains plane and undistorted. In other words, while
the various cross sections along the shaft rotate through
different amounts, each cross section rotates as a solid rigid
slab.
Shear Strain
For small values of γ, the arc length AA’ is expressed as
AA’ = L γ. But since AA’ = ρ ϕ, it follows that L γ = ρ ϕ, or
ρ and ϕ in radians