SHEETMETAL

ENGINEERING

The Manager of “Trevaskis Engineering Pty Ltd” pondered the problem

that his most recent customer had given him. “I need a 50%
perforated rectangular sheet (900 x 600) of metal with 10mm holes”.
He thought: “What spacing should I have between the circles so that
there is exactly 50% metal and 50% holes? Should the centre of the
holes be in a square or triangular grid?”

Answer the questions below to help the Manager solve this problem:

1. What is the area of the whole sheet?

2. What is the area of one hole?

3. How many holes are on a complete sheet?

4. How far apart do the holes need to be for a square grid?

5. How far apart do the holes need to be for a triangular grid?

“I’ve changed my mind” the customer said. “I want a perforated sheet

with 16mm holes”. What hole centres are needed now for a 50% open
perforated sheet?