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Q5. A steel shaft 240mm outside diameter is 2 m long. The shaft is solid for 0.8 m of its length and hollow for the remainder, with an inside diameter of 160 mm. The shaft is fixed at both ends and a torque of 25 kNm is applied at the junction of the solid and hollow sections.

Calculate the maximum shear stress in the shaft material.