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A gas cylinder (closed thin-walled cylindrical pressure vessel) of diameter 30cm and wall thickness 1mm is subjected to a design maximum internal pressure of 5bar (0.5MPa). The material used for manufacturing this cylinder has a failure stress of 260MPa. Assuming von Mises failure criterion, the factor of safety (with respect to maximum allowable stress) for this cylinder is
A
2.8
B
2.0
C
6.9
D
4.0

Correct : d

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