Referring to figure assume that the diameter of the rivet that joins the plates is d = 20 mm. The working stresses are 120 MPa for bearing in the plate and 60 MPa for shear in the rivet. Determine the minimum safe thickness of each plate.

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Referring to figure assume that the diameter of the rivet that joins the plates is d = 20 mm. The
working stresses are 120 MPa for bearing in the plate and 60 MPa for shear in the rivet.
Determine the minimum safe thickness of each plate.
Transcribed Image Text:Referring to figure assume that the diameter of the rivet that joins the plates is d = 20 mm. The working stresses are 120 MPa for bearing in the plate and 60 MPa for shear in the rivet. Determine the minimum safe thickness of each plate.
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