engineering recuitment UKPSC Polytechnic Lecturer Mock Test 2024 Design of Steel Structures Structural Fasteners Riveted Connections
A mild steel flat subjected to a tensile force of 84 tonnes is connected to a gusset plate using rivets. The forces required to shear a single rivet, to crush the rivet and to tear the plate per pitch length are 5000 kg, 8000 kg and 6000 kg respectively. Given this data, how many rivets are then required?
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12
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14
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16
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17