The document discusses torsion and shafts. It defines torsional stress as the shear stress produced in a shaft due to twisting. When a cylindrical shaft is subjected to equal and opposite couples at its ends, it experiences torsion. The maximum torque a solid circular shaft can transmit is directly proportional to the cube of its diameter and proportional to the modulus of rigidity. Equations for torque, polar moment of inertia, and torsional shear stress are derived.