Q. Two metal strips are riveted together at their ends by four rivets, each of diameter . Assuming that each of the rivets carries one-quarter of the load, the maximum tension that can be produced in the riveted strip is [Breaking shear stress of the rivet = ]

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Solution:

Diameter of each rivet

Maximum shearing stress on each rivet = 6.9 × 107 Pa
Let w be the maximum load that can be subjected to the riveted strip.
As each rivet carry one-quarter of the load, therefore



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