Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 107
the single rivetedjoint of nearly 20 per cent. This arises from the wider laj) and the better distributionof the material. The rivets are pitched wider, and there is more rivet area to be sheared,together with a larger percentage of net section of plate to be broken. Steel plate, tensile strength… … .^^ Fig. 2. — Double Riveted Joints. Shearing resistance of iron rivets per square inch, 38,000 lb. Then 3.0635 x 0.375 x 55,000 = 63,164 lb. = strength of solid plate. (3.0635 - 0.9375) x 0.375 x 55,000 = 43,838 lb. = strength net section of plate. 0.69 X 3 X 38,000 = 53,440 lb. = strength of two…
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