A boiler shell has a diameter of 200 cm and a plate thickness of 1.5 cm. If it is subjected to an internal pressure of 1.5 MN/m², what is the resulting hoop stress?

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Given the boiler shell diameter of 200 cm and plate thickness of 1.5 cm under an internal pressure of 1.5 MN/m², the hoop stress can be calculated using the formula: hoop stress = (pressure × diameter) / (2 × thickness). Substituting the values results in a hoop stress of 100 MN/m².

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