Problem : Two solid cylindrical rods are welded together.
Determine the
normal stress at the midpoint of each rod.
A FBD of AB FBD of BC
140 kN 100 kN
100 mm
B
120 kN 120 kN
50 mm 140 kN 100 kN
C
A 50 7853 mm 2 A 25 1963 mm 2
2 2
100 kN 140 103
AB 17.8 MPa compressive
7853
100 103
BC 50.9 MPa tensile
1963
Example : Calculate the maximum tensile stress in the plate and shear
stress in the rivets. Also compute the bearing stress.
20 mm
rivet 20 mm
140 kN/m 140 kN/m t plate 20 mm
140 mm
P 140 0.14 19.6 kN
The force in each main plate is resisted by 3 rivets.
19.6
For per rivet 6.53 kN
3
6530
Rivets are in double shear ave 10.4 MPa
2 10
2
Tension failure of the plate (assume each rivet will take equal share of the load)
FBD of BB
FBD of AA
A A
19.6
3
B B A A
B B
At section AA ; At section BB ;
P 19600 N P 19600 6533 13067 N
max 8.17 MPa
A 20 140 20 2400 mm 2 A 20 140 20 20 2000 mm 2
P A 196002400 8.17 MPa P A 13067 2000 6.53 MPa
Force per rivet 6533 N
Bearing area d t 20 20 400 mm 2
6533
b 16.33 MPa
400
Example : Two high strength rods are used to carry a weight “W”. The
ultimate strength of the rods is 800 MPa. F.S = 2. Find the maximum
amount of W. AAB = 200 mm2 ; ABC = 400 mm2
C FBD of joint B
A FAB
1500 mm
FBC
2400 mm
β α
B
W
FAB cos FBC cos
W
FAB 0.65 FBC
3600 mm 1800 mm
FAB sin FBC sin W
all
800
400 MPa FAB 0.62W FBC 0.95W
2
F 0.62 W
all AB 400 W 129 kN
AAB 200
smaller controls Wmax 129 kN
FBC 0.95 W
all 400 W 168 kN
ABC 400
Link AC : steel u 400 MPa
Example :
6 12 mm uniform rectangular
A
cross - section
Pin A and Pin C 9 mm
200 mm
12 mm
Pin B 7.5 mm
B D All pins u 175 MPa (single shear)
C
F.S 3.25
150 mm 100 mm P Member BCD OK
Find Pmax ?
FBD of whole structure
AV
AH
M B 0
BV
AH 200 P 250 0
BH
AH 1.25P
P
FBD of AC
M
AV
AH C 0
AH 200 AV 150 0
CV AH 1.67P
CH
Tension force in AC 1.67P2 1.25P 2 2.08P
Shear force on pin B 0.672 1.252 1.418P
400
all 123 MPa 175
all 53.8 MPa
3.25 3.25
2.08 P Pin A & C all 2.08 P2 53.8 P 1645 N
all 123 P 1064 N 4.5
6 12 9
Pin B all 1.418 P2 53.8 P 1676 N
3.75
Pmax 1064 N
Example : Two wooden members are glued together. Find out the F.S.
when α = 20°, α = 35°, α = 45°. σu = 1.26 MPa, τu = 1.50 MPa.
glued joint
P = 6 kN P = 6 kN
60 mm
α
S
S P cos
α N P sin
A0 P = 6 kN A0 6000
P = 6 kN Area
α N sin sin
1.26×A 1.50×A
Area N Tension S Shear
α Nultimate Sultimate
(mm2) (N) F.S. (N) F.S.
(N) (N)
90° 6000 6000 7560 1.26 0 9000 ∞
45° 8485 4242 10691 2.52 4242 12728 3.00
35° 10460 3441 13180 3.83 4914 15690 3.19
20° 17542 2052 22102 10.8 5638 26313 4.67
Choose the smallest F.S.