Answers to 1 st Problem Set

1. In the figure shown, a rivet with 20

millimeters diameter joins the plates
that are each 110 mm wide. The
allowable stresses are 120 MPa for
bearing in the plate material and 60
MPa for shearing of rivet. Determine
(a) minimum thickness of plate and
(b) the largest average tensile stress
in the plates.
2. Using the given figure,
determine the maximum
safe value of axial load P if:
Maximum allowable stress
for bronze is 100 MPa,
Maximum allowable stress
for aluminum is 90 MPa,
Maximum allowable stress
for steel is 140 MPa
3. If you are given a task to punch a hole with a
diameter of 20 mm from a plate having a thickness of
25 mm and the shear strength of the plate is equal to
350 MN/m2. How much force do you need to exert?
4. If each of the three rivets has 4 mm diameter and can
withstand an average shear stress of 60 MPa, determine
the maximum allowable force P that can be applied to
the board given that Factor of Safety is equal to 2.
5. The gas storage tank is fabricated by bolting together
two half cylindrical thin shells and two hemispherical shells
as shown. If the tank is designed to withstand a pressure of
3 MPa, determine the required minimum thickness of the
cylindrical and hemispherical shells and the minimum
required number of longitudinal bolts per meter length at
each side of the cylindrical shell. The tank and the 25 mm
diameter bolts are made from material having an
allowable normal stress of 150 MPa and 250 MPa,
respectively. The tank has an inner diameter of 4 m.