A butt joint between two 8mm thick plates is made by using two 6mm thick straps with a single row of 10mm diameter bolts spaced at a repeating interval of 50mm along the joint. If the force on the joint is 10kN for every repeating section of 50mm, determine the magnitudes of the existing stresses in bolt shear, plate tearing, and crushing of the bolts.

Then determine the strength and efficiency of the joint described.

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The stresses and efficiency of a butt joint depend on the geometry material and loading of the joint To solve this problem we need to make some assump... View the full answer