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Torsional Stress Calculator and Equations for Hollow Cylinders

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In solid mechanics , torsion is the twisting of an object due to an applied torque . It is expressed in newton meters(N·m) or foot-pound force (ft·lbf). In sections perpendicular to the torque axis, the resultant shear stress in this section is perpendicular to the radius.

Shear stress is zero on the axis passing through the center of a shaft and maximum at the outside surface of a shaft. On an element where shear stress is maximum, normal stress is 0. This element where maximum shear stress occurs is oriented in such a way that its faces are either parallel or perpendicular to the axis of the shaft as shown in the figure. To obtain stress in other orientations, plane stress transformation is needed for shear stresses found with this calculator.

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