GATE ME · 2026 · ME
Question 51: Mechanics of Materials
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Question 51
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A cylindrical pressure vessel made of steel has diameter of 3 m and wall thickness of 15 mm. For steel, Young’s modulus and Poisson ratio are 210 GPa and 0.3, respectively. The cylinder is designed such that the allowable normal strain at the outer cylindrical surface is equal to 0.0034. The permissible pressure in the tank is ______ kPa (rounded off to 1 decimal place).
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GATE ME 2026 · Paper 1
Mechanical Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Mechanical Engineering
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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