9.20 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.


 

Radius of each rivet, r=d2 = 3.0×10-3 m

Maximum shearing stress on each rivet = 6.9 × 107 Pa

Maximum stress  = Maximum load or forceArea

Maximum force on each rivet  = Maximum stress on each rivet × Area 

= 6.9 × 107×π×(r)2

=6.9×107×π×3.0×10-32

= 1949.94 N

 Maximum tension on the riveted strip = 4 × 1949.94 = 7799.76 N