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Hoop Stress (Thin-Wall Cylinder)
Hoop Stress (Thin-Wall Cylinder): Circumferential stress in thin-walled pressure vessel. A Statics formula in mechanical engineering. Variables σₕ, p, r and t…
Statics
Specification
- Name
- Hoop Stress (Thin-Wall Cylinder)
- Discipline
- mechanical
- Category
- Statics
- LaTeX
- \sigma_h = \frac{pr}{t}
- Description
- Circumferential stress in thin-walled pressure vessel
- Conditions
- Thin wall assumption (t << r)
- Can solve for
- σₕ, p, r, t
- Tags
- hoop, stress, pressure, vessel, cylinder
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit | Imperial Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| σₕ | Hoop Stress | Pa | Pa | psi |
| p | Internal Pressure | Pa | Pa | psi |
| r | Radius | m | m | in |
| t | Wall Thickness | m | m | in |