# Calculate maximum allowable stress

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 P: 52 1. A decision has been made to make a plate out of an advanced engineering material ceramic that has better high temperature and wear properties than alloys. The plate must withstand a tensile load of 177.92kN. The part will be non-destructively tested to ensure that no flaws are present that might cause failure. A company offers non-destructive testing methods using x-ray radiology that can detect flaws larger than 0.05 cm. Assume Y=1.0. Determine the minimum thickness for a 7.5mm wide plate made of sialon (Kic = 9.9 Mpa$\sqrt{}m$) . Also calculate the maximum allowable design stress. 2. Kic = Y*$\sigma$*sqrt{$\pi$*a} $\sigma$ allowable = FORCE/AREA 3. I just don't see how to factor in the 'thickness' into my calculations and so i cannot begin with my calculations. Can someone help me with this please.
 P: 688 Stress in a plate is a different than the direct tension formula you listed. Have a look at: http://www.efunda.com/formulae/solid...study_list.cfm

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