Question

Two strips of metal are riveted together at their ends by four rivets, each of diameter 6.0 mm. What is the maximum tension that can be exerted by the riveted strip if the shearing stress on the rivet is not to exceed 2.3 x 10⁹ Pa? Assume that each rivet is to carry one quarter of the load.

Answer 1

Let the tension exerted by riveted strip = F

This tension would provide shearing force on the four rivets, which share it equally.

∴ Shearing force on each rivet = F/4

and shearing stress on each rivet = F/4/A = F/4A

As the maximum shearing stress on each rivet is given to be 2.3 x 10⁹ Pa, so we have