Thin Walled Pressure Vessel

Originally posted by joe shmo
Ok... so each differential element of area has its own normal vector associated with it. The dot product of each elements normal vector is taken with the normal vector of the bisecting plane. This is why some explanations I have saw referred to it as the projection ( via [b]n•dA_n ) of the hemicylindrical surface on the bisecting plane. ...[text shortened]... ow seem to be rounding the bases, or did I botch something up in the statement above?

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Sorry, I was away for a week. Yes, what you've written here sounds right.

Originally posted by DeepThought
Sorry, I was away for a week. Yes, what you've written here sounds right.

That is good to hear. Thank you very much for you patience in sharing your expertise!