Using your experience with Problem 8-82, specify an optimal bolt pattern for three bolts for the bracket in Problem 8-82 and size the bolts. 

Data in Problem 8-82,

A cantilever is to be attached to the flat side of a 6-in, 13.0-lbf/in channel used as a column. The cantilever is to carry a load as shown in the figure. To a designer the choice of a bolt array is usually an a priori decision. Such decisions are made from a background of knowledge of the effectiveness of various patterns.

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Problem 8-82 6 in 6 in -6 in- in steel plate + 2000 lbf