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Homework Statement
A shaft fixed on both ends is shown below. It is made of a steel tube, which is bonded to a brass core. A torque [tex] T_D[/tex] is applied at location shown. The tube is fixed at both ends.
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Show that the fraction of the torque, [tex] T_D [/tex], resisted by the steel at C labeled as [tex] T_c[/tex] is given by the following expression: [tex] T_c = T_D \left[\frac{G_s J_s}{G_b J_b + G_s J_s}\right]\left[\frac{L_{ad}}{L}\right] [/tex]
Homework Equations
[tex] \phi = \frac{TL}{JG} [/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
So I am thinking I should start with a free body diagram. The shaft is fixed which makes me think that the angle of twist will be zero allowing me to use this equation to solve for torques. If I am not mistaken the torque as C will be [tex] T_D [/tex] in the opposite direction.
At point C I have [tex] \frac{T_c L}{G_sJ_s}= \frac{T_dL_{ad}}{G_bJ_b} + \frac{T_d L_{ad}}{G_sJ_s} [/tex]
Obviously this isn't correct; it seems like they may have simply combined the modulus of rigidiy and polar moments for the part of the shaft AD. Any input, am I on the correct track? Or did I possibly miss something about combining these components when a shaft is bonded to a core of different material?
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