Given is a truss structure: Where: • Working shear stress for the rivets is 70 MPa • Working bearing stress due to rivets is 140 Mpa • Thickness of the member is 5 mm Thickness of the Gusset plate is 6 mm Rivet diameter is 15 mm Determine the no. of rivets to fasten the member BD 50 kN 30 kN 5m 4m 4 m C 4m E 3m

Given is a truss structure: Where: • Working shear stress for the rivets is 70 MPa • Working bearing stress due to rivets is 140 Mpa • Thickness of the member is 5 mm Thickness of the Gusset plate is 6 mm Rivet diameter is 15 mm Determine the no. of rivets to fasten the member BD 50 kN 30 kN 5m 4m 4 m C 4m E 3m

Mechanics of Materials (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

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Author:Barry J. Goodno, James M. Gere

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Chapter11: Columns

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Problem 11.3.23P: The truss ABC shown in the figure supports a vertical load W at joint B. Each member is a slender...

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