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Situation 11. Two bolts are used to form a joint connecting rectangular bars in
tension, as shown in the figure.

31. Given:
dbolt = 3/8 in 34. Determine the average shear stress in the bolt at C if the tension in the
P = 20 kips high-wire is 5 kN.
Determine the maximum shear stress on the bolt surfaces that are a. 53.0 MPa b. 41.1 MPa c. 28.3 MPa d. 56.7 MPa
subjected to direct shear. 35. If the tensile force in cable BD is 15 kN, determine the required diameter
a. 90.5 ksi b. 45.3 ksi c. 22.6 ksi d. 11.3 ksi of the bolt at C if its allowable shear stress is 60 MPa.
32. Given: a. 13 mm b. 16 mm c. 11 mm d. 10 mm
dbolt = 5/8 in 36. Given:
tplate = 0.75 in Shear stress in the bolt at C = 40 MPa
P = 35 kips Tension in the high-wire = 5 kN
Determine the bearing stress on the upper plate. Tensile force in cable BD = 10 kN
a. 31.1 ksi b. 62.2 ksi c. 37.3 ksi d. 18.7 ksi How far must support D be located from point C?
33. Given: a. 4.1 m b. 3.6 m c. 11.6 m d. 9.9 m
dbolt = 3/8 in
tplate = 0.85 in Situation 13. A bolted lap joint is used to connect a rectangular bar to a hanger
P = 25 kips bracket, as shown in the figure.
If the allowable tensile stress on the net area of the plate is 10 ksi,
determine the required width, w.
a. 4.9 in b. 2.8 in c. 3.7 in d. 2.2 in

Situation 12. The high-wire for a circus act is attached to a vertical beam AC
and is kept taut by a tensioner cable BD, as illustrated in the figure. At C, the
beam AC is attached by a 10-mm-diameter bolt to the bracket shown in View
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37. If the allowable shear stress in the bolt is 15 ksi, and the allowable 40. Determine the required thickness, t, of the rectangular bar BD, whose
tensile load on the rectangular bar is to be Pallow = 2 kips, what is the width is b.
required minimum diameter of the bolt shank in inches? a. 0.167 in b. 0.222 in c. 0.667 in d. 0.500 in
a. 0.2 in b. 0.4 in c. 0.6 in d. 0.8 in 41. Determine the required diameter, d, of the pin at C.
38. If the allowable shear stress in the bolt is 80 MPa, and the diameter of a. 0.389 in b. 0.550 in c. 0.303 in d. 0.214 in
the bolt shank 15 mm, what is the allowable tensile load on the 42. Given:
rectangular bar, Pallow, in kN? tBD = 0.8 in
a. 22.6 kN b. 14.1 kN c. 45.3 kN d. 28.3 kN dpin = 0.3 in
39. If the allowable bearing stress in the bar is 50 MPa, what is the required Determine the largest P the boom AC could carry.
minimum thickness of the plate in mm when the bar diameter is 20 mm a. 3840 lb b. 2535 lb c. 2880 lb d. 1755 lb
using the Pallow in #38?
a. 28.3 mm b. 7.05 mm c. 14.1 mm d. 11.3 mm Situation 15. A 6-in.-diameter concrete test cylinder is subjected to a
compressive load P = 110 kips, as shown in the figure. The cylinder fails
Situation 14. Boom AC in the figure is supported by a rectangular steel bar along a plane that makes an angle of 62° to the horizontal.
BD, and it is attached to a bracket at C by a high-strength steel pin. Assume
that the pin at B is adequate to sustain the loading applied to it, and that the
design critical components are the bar BD and the pin at C. The factor of
safety against failure of BD by yielding is 3.0, and the factor of safety against
ultimate shear failure of the pin at C is 3.3.
Given:
P = 2400 lb, L = 6 ft, h = 4 ft
Bar BD: b = 1 in., σY = 36 ksi
Pin C: τU = 60 ksi

43. Determine the (compressive) axial stress in the cylinder when it reaches
the failure load.
a. 3.06 ksi b. 2.78 ksi c. 3.89 ksi d. 3.54 ksi
44. Determine the normal stress on the failure plane at failure.
a. 0.86 ksi b. 0.21 ksi c. 0.78 ksi d. 0.30 ksi
45. Determine the shear stress on the failure plane at failure.
a. 3.43 ksi b. 1.47 ksi c. 0.40 ksi d. 1.61 ksi

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Situation 16. A bimetallic torsion bar consists of a steel core (Gs = 75 GPa) of
diameter di = 25 mm around which is bonded a titanium sleeve (Gt = 45 GPa) 49. The inner diameter of element, di2, is to be determined such that the
of inner diameter di = 25 mm and outer diameter do = 40 mm. maximum shear stress in the shaft does not exceed the allowable shear
stress, τallow = 35 MPa and the total angle of twist does not exceed θallow =
0.08 rad. Express your answer, di2, to the nearest even mm that satisfies
these two criteria.
a. 43 mm b. 26 mm c. 40 mm d. 45 mm
50. If di2 = 30 mm, determine the maximum shear stress in the shaft.
a. 16.3 MPa b. 32.6 MPa c. 18.7 MPa d. 37.4 MPa
51. If di2 = 35 mm, determine the angle of twist of point C relative to A.
a. 4.22° b. 7.37° c. 8.45° d. 12.7°

46. If the maximum shear stress in the steel is 50 MPa, what is the total
torque, T, applied to the bimetallic bar?
a. 807.9 N-m b. 708.0 N-m c. 664.5 N-m d. 756.58 N-m
47. What is the total twist angle of the composite bar if it is 2 m long?
a. 10.7° b. 6.11° c. 3.82° d. 3.06°
48. If the applied torque is 500 N-m, determine the angle of twist.
a. 4.899° b. 4.039° c. 4.316° d. 4.598°

Situation 17. A two-element aluminum shaft AC (G = 27 GPa) is subjected to

external torques at sections B and C as shown in the figure. The outer
diameter of the shaft is d1 = d2 = 50 mm.

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