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A thin-walled long cylindrical tank of inside radius r is subjected simultaneously to internal gas pressure p and axial compressive force F at its ends. In order to produce ‘pure shear’ state of stress in the wall of the cylinder, F should be equal to

  1. $\pi pr^2$
  2. $2\pi pr^2$
  3. $3\pi pr^2$
  4. $4\pi pr^2$
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