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A plate connection (shown below) is fastened together using four bolts of diameter d = 23 mm. The lower two plates are welded to a rigid steel structure which does not move. The thickness of all plates is t = 20 mm. If the allowable bearing stress for all plates is 120 MPa and the allowable shear stress in the bolts is 65 MPa, determine the allowable tensile load, P. Give your answer in kN to 2 decimal places.

          A plate connection (shown below) is fastened together using four bolts of diameter d = 23 mm.
The lower two plates are welded to a rigid steel structure which does not move. The thickness of
all plates is t = 20 mm. If the allowable bearing stress for all plates is 120 MPa and the allowable
shear stress in the bolts is 65 MPa, determine the allowable tensile load, P. Give your answer in
kN to 2 decimal places.

A plate connection (shown below) is fastened together using four bolts of diameter d = 23 mm.
The lower two plates are welded to a rigid steel structure which does not move. The thickness of
all plates is t = 20 mm. If the allowable bearing stress for all plates is 120 MPa and the allowable
shear stress in the bolts is 65 MPa, determine the allowable tensile load, P. Give your answer in
kN to 2 decimal places.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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First, let's calculate the area of the bolt cross-section. The area of a circle is given by the formula A = πr^2, where r is the radius of the bolt. Since the diameter of the bolt is given as 23 mm, the radius is half of that, which is 11.5 mm or 0.0115 m. Show more…

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A plate connection (shown below) is fastened together using four bolts of diameter d = 23 mm. The lower two plates are welded to a rigid steel structure which does not move.The thickness of all plates is t = 20 mm. If the allowable bearing stress for all plates is 120 MPa and the allowable shear stress in the bolts is 65 MPa,determine the allowable tensile load,P.Give your answer in kN to 2 decimal places.