Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 445
lus of elasticity of the rivet- 39° MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF POWER PLANTS. metal and by the cross-section of the shank. It is a forcemuch in excess of that which any bolt and nut can exert. The riveted joint meets the requirements of a boiler-jointin that it is— (i) Strong. (2) Water-tight. (3)… … Fig. 323. 2) In simple lap-joints the strain on either side of the jointis not resisted in the axis of the plate on the other. Highpressure tends to flex the lap-joint till the two plates comeinto line (Fig. 323), and this flexure causes the deteriorationcalled grooving (par. 340). (3) The…
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