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What is the difference between a thin cylinder and a thick cylinder?


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Difference between a thin cylinder and a thick cylinder.

  • The cylinder whose thickness is less than 110 to 120 of its diameter, that cylinder is called a thin cylinder.
  • The cylinder whose thickness is more than 120 of its diameter, that cylinder is called a thick cylinder.
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The cylinder whose thickness is less than 110 to 120 of its diameter, that cylinder is called a thin cylinder.The cylinder whose thickness is more than 120of its diameter that cylinder is called a thick Cylinder.
The thin cylinder is only resisted by internal pressure.The thick cylinder is resisted by internal as well as external pressure.
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