A hollow steel shaft with an outside diameter of 80 mm and a wall thickness of 11 mm is subjected to a pure torque of T = 5,200 N-m. (a) Determine the maximum shear stress in the hollow shaft. (b) Determine the minimum diameter of a solid steel shaft for which the maximum shear stress is the same as in part (a) for the same torque T.

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A hollow steel shaft with an outside diameter of 80 mm and a wall thickness of 11 mm is subjected to a pure torque of T = 5,200 N-m.

(a) Determine the maximum shear stress in the hollow shaft.
(b) Determine the minimum diameter of a solid steel shaft for which the maximum shear stress is the same as in part (a) for the same torque T.

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