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3.7 The diagram on the next page shows a pressure vessel subjected to internal pressure p. The circumferential stress (hoop stress) is given by o = pr/t and the longitudinal

(axial) stress is given by o = pr/2t. Write out the principal stress tensor for this stress state. Explain why the 1, 2 and 3 axes are the principal directions.

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