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Chapter 13: Riveted Joints

By K. Lingaiah
From Machine Design Databook, Second Edition

SYMBOLS [2], [3], [4]

A

area of cross-section, m 2 (in 2) the cross-sectional area of rivet shank, m 2 (in 2)

b

breadth of cover plates (also with suffixes), m (in)

c

distance from the centroid of the rivet group to the critical rivet, m(in)

d

diameter of rivet, m (in)

D i

internal diameter of pressure vessel, m (mm)

e or l

eccentricity of loading, m (in)

F

force on plate or rivets (also with suffixes), kN (lbf)

h

thickness of plate or shell, m (in)

h c, h 1, h 2

thickness of cover plate (butt strap), m (in)

i

number of rivets in a pitch fine (also with suffixes 1 and 2, respectively, for single shear and double shear rivets)

I

moment of inertia, area, m 4, cm 4, (in 4)

J

moment of inertia, polar, m 4, cm 4 (in 4)

coefficient (Table 13-11)

m

margin, m (in)

M b

bending moment, N m (lbf in)

p

pitch on the gauge line or longitudinal pitch, m (in)

p c

pitch along the caulking edge, m (in)

p d

diagonal pitch, m (in)

p t

transverse pitch, m (in)

P f

intensity of fluid pressure, MPa (psi)

Z

section modulus of the angle section, m 3, cm 3

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