A 3-in-diameter solid steel shaft, used as a torque transmitter, is replaced with a 3-in hollow shaft

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A 3-in-diameter solid steel shaft, used as a torque transmitter, is replaced with a 3-in hollow shaft having a ¼ -in wall thickness. If both materials have the same strength, what is the percentage reduction in torque transmission? What is the percentage reduction in shaft weight?
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Shigleys Mechanical Engineering Design

ISBN: 978-1121345317

9th edition

Authors: Richard G. Budynas, J. Keith Nisbett

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