(a) A thick metallic cylindrical shell of 160 mm internal diameter is…

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(a) A thick metallic cylindrical shell of 160 mm internal diameter is required to withstand an internal pressure of $40 \text{ N/mm}^2$. Find the necessary thickness of the shell, if the permissible tensile stress in the section is $120 \text{ N/mm}^2$?

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