SAMPLE PROBLEMS:
1. A single rivet holds three sheets of steel together, and is loaded as shown below.
If the maximum average shear stress allowed for the material is 125MN/m², and
a factor of safety of 3 is required by the design standards, find the minimum rivet
diameter.
2. What force is required to punch a 20-mm-diameter hole in a plate that is 25 mm
thick? The shear strength of the plate is 350 MN/m2.
3. A circular hole is to be punched in a plate that has a shear strength of 40 ksi (see
figure). The working compressive stress for the punch is 50 ksi.
A. Compute the minimum thickness of the plate in which a hole 2.5 inch in
diameter can be punched.
B. If the plate is 0.25 inch thick. Determine the diameter of the smallest hole that
can be punched.
4. The cylindrical steel column has an outer diameter of 4in.
and inner diameter of 3.5 in. The column is separated
from the concrete foundation by a square bearing plate.
The working compressive stress is 26,000 psi for the
column, and the working bearing stress is 1,200 psi for
concrete. Find the largest force P that can be applied to
the column.
5. The lap joint is fastened with four ¾ in-diameter rivets. The working stresses are
14 ksi for the rivets in shear and 18 ksi for the plates in bearing. Find the
maximum safe axial load P that can be applied to the joint. Assume that the load
equally distributed among the rivet.
6. The lap joint is connected by three 20-mm-díameter rivets. Assuming that the
axial load P= 50 kN is distributed equally among the three rivets, find (a) the
shear stress in a rivet; (b) the bearing stress between a plate and a rivet; and (c)
the maximum average tensile stress in each plate.
7. Three wood boards, each 4 in. wide, are joined by the 3/4-in.- diameter bolt. If
the working stresses for wood are 800 psi in tension and 1500 psi in bearing, find
the largest allowable value of the force P.