Document Type
Article - postprint
Department
Engineering (HMC)
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
It is shown that displacement calculations for two classical ‘chestnuts’ – thick cylinders and spheres under internal and external pressures – present results that are not easily anticipated. Thus, such analyses provide an interesting opportunity for students (and teachers) taking elementary and advanced courses in the strength of materials to explore and perhaps enhance their physical intuition.
Rights Information
© 2007 Manchester University Press
Recommended Citation
Dym, Clive L. and Williams, Harry E., "Exploring Physical Intuition in Elementary Pressure Vessels" (2007). All HMC Faculty Publications and Research. 965.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/hmc_fac_pub/965
Comments
Final published version can be found in:
C. L. Dym and H. E. Williams, “Exploring Physical Intuition in Elementary Pressure Vessels,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 35 (2), 108–113, April 2007.