Hoop Stress (Thin-Wall Cylinder)

mech-hoop-stress

Hoop Stress (Thin-Wall Cylinder)

mechanical

Statics

\sigma_h = \frac{pr}{t}

Circumferential stress in thin-walled pressure vessel

Thin wall assumption (t << r)

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  {
    "symbol": "σₕ",
    "name": "Hoop Stress",
    "unit": "Pa",
    "siUnit": "Pa",
    "imperialUnit": "psi"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "p",
    "name": "Internal Pressure",
    "unit": "Pa",
    "siUnit": "Pa",
    "imperialUnit": "psi"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "r",
    "name": "Radius",
    "unit": "m",
    "siUnit": "m",
    "imperialUnit": "in"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "t",
    "name": "Wall Thickness",
    "unit": "m",
    "siUnit": "m",
    "imperialUnit": "in"
  }
]

σₕ, p, r, t

hoop, stress, pressure, vessel, cylinder

false