Two shafts 'A' and 'B' have the same material. The shaft 'A' is solid of diameter 100 mm. The shaft 'B' is hollow with outer diameter 100 mm and inner diameter 50 mm. The torque transmitted by shaft 'B' is __________ as that of shaft 'A'.

A) $$\frac{1}{6}$$ B) $$\frac{1}{8}$$ C) $$\frac{1}{4}$$ D) $$\frac{{15}}{{16}}$$

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Correct Answer: Option D

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Bharatidevi Gener 5 years ago

Torque transmitted by a solid shaft is pie/16 *(D^3)*tou
Torque transmitted by a hollow shaft is pie/16 *(D^4-d^4)*tou

Equating two will get 15/16
let me know if I'm wrong

Neel Chaudhari 5 years ago

Answer D is right

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Two shafts 'A' and 'B' have the same material. The shaft 'A' is solid of diameter 100 mm. The shaft 'B' is hollow with outer diameter 100 mm and inner diameter 50 mm. The torque transmitted by shaft 'B' is __________ as that of shaft 'A'.

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