The gas storage tank is fabricated by bolting together two half cylindrical thinshells and two hemispherical shells as shown. If the tank wall has a thicknessof 50 mm for cylindrical and hemispherical shells, The bolts were installed as40 bolts/meter. The tank and the 25 mm diameter bolts are made frommaterial having an allowable normal stress of 150 MPa and 250 MPa,respectively. The tank has an inner diameter of 4 m. What is the maximumpressure that tank can contain.

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The gas storage tank is fabricated by bolting together two half cylindrical thin
shells and two hemispherical shells as shown. If the tank wall has a thickness
of 50 mm for cylindrical and hemispherical shells, The bolts were installed as
40 bolts/meter. The tank and the 25 mm diameter bolts are made from
material having an allowable normal stress of 150 MPa and 250 MPa,
respectively. The tank has an inner diameter of 4 m. What is the maximum
pressure that tank can contain.

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