A new construction project needs to be done in a week. It is to design a cylindrical water tank in a small residential house. The workers used a diameter of 550mm assuming that the water pressure is 0.0075GPa. If the pressure vessel is 110 MPa, determine the allowable thickness of the tank.

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A new construction project needs to be done in a week. It is to design a cylindrical water tank in a small residential house. The workers used a diameter of 550mm assuming that the water pressure is 0.0075GPa. If the pressure vessel is 110 MPa, determine the allowable thickness of the tank. 

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