Hi guys
Ive got to design a crane for my engineering degree (don't ask) Ive got to do stress calculations for areas I think are important, and since our crane exerts 53kNm on the cable drum to reel it in, I've concluded that I should analyse the effects of this torque on the shaft.
So this is where Ive hit a stop, I cant find much information anywhere. Ive done stress analysis modules a couple of times, but it all involved bending and loading, not torsion. Or if it did, it was because of an applied load effecting it, not solely due to torsion (as typically they involve calculations for two or more stresses)
so heres my work: Ive got a solid steel shaft of diameter 0.04m 0.60m long. Im trying to assume the worse case scenario that the cable gets stuck and the full 53kNm is applied to the shaft. Any help would be appreciated
thanks