Section: Solid Mechanics | Type: NAT | Marks: 2
A cylindrical pressure vessel is constructed by bolting two symmetric halves of flanged semi-cylindrical shells. A cross-sectional view of the vessel is shown in the figure. The inner diameter of the vessel is 2 m and the length is 10 m. Each row comprises 100 bolts along the length of the vessel. If the vessel is pressurized to a net pressure of 6 x 105 N/m2, and assuming the end caps of the vessel do not take any load in the radial direction, then the load borne by each bolt is __________ (in kN, rounded off to one decimal place)
Answer: 59.5 to 60.5