Question: Back in the day, a 1 1 cm diameter, 2 - meters redwood shaft was used as the drive shaft for the TZU cotton gin.

Back in the day, a 11cm diameter, 2-meters redwood shaft was used as the drive shaft for the TZU cotton gin. In 1939, a little 19kw motor was turning the shaft at 100 rpm when it broke. Redwood has an allowable torsional shear stress of 10MPa and a maximum angle of twist of 4 degrees.What was the cause of the drive shaft breaking: was there too much stress in the shaft or did it twist too much?Please show calculations to support your answer. Modulus of elasticity in shear (G) for redwood is 3.5GPa.

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