Two strips of metal are riveted together at their ends by four rivets,

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asked Mar 7, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

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 6.9 × 107 Pa? Assume that each rivet is to carry one quarter of the load.

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answered Mar 7, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
selected Mar 7, 2018 by shabnam praween
 
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Diameter of the metal strip, d = 6.0 mm = 6.0 × 10–3 m

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