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Solid circular point-stress screen

Shaft bending + torsion

Inputs

Moment at the stated critical solid-shaft section; use a signed convention consistently.
Steady torque at the same shaft section; use a signed convention consistently.
Nominal solid circular diameter at the same section.

Results

Outer-fiber bending stressσb

71.62

Outer-fiber torsional shearτt

23.873

Maximum principal stressσ₁

78.848

Minimum principal stressσ₂

-7.2282

Plane-stress von Mises equivalentσvm

82.699

σb = 32M/(πd³); τt = 16T/(πd³); σvm = √(σb² + 3τt²)

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Nearby: Axial response · Beam deflection & reactions · Elastic stability · Solid-shaft torsion

Method

Formula, when it applies, and when it does not

Calculate outer-fiber bending stress, torsional shear, plane-stress principal values, and a von Mises equivalent for one solid shaft section.

σb = 32M/(πd³); τt = 16T/(πd³); σvm = √(σb² + 3τt²)

When

  • Solid circular shaft
  • Single section
  • Elastic point stress
  • No local concentration

Don’t

  • This is an elastic outer-fiber point-stress screen for one solid circular shaft section. It excludes axial load, stress concentrations, keyways, fillets, fluctuating loading, fatigue, material allowables, deflection, bearing reaction, torsional vibration, buckling, and design approval.

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