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Rivet Problem

The document discusses the design of a double riveted butt joint. It provides the specifications of an existing joint with 20 mm thick plates, 25 mm diameter rivets at 100 mm pitch. It then calculates the tearing, shearing, and crushing resistances of the joint. The efficiency is calculated as 62.5%. The second part provides specifications for designing a double riveted butt joint with cover plates for a 1.5 m diameter boiler shell, calculating the required plate thickness, rivet diameter and pitch, distance between rows, cover plate thickness, and margin.

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Rivet Problem

The document discusses the design of a double riveted butt joint. It provides the specifications of an existing joint with 20 mm thick plates, 25 mm diameter rivets at 100 mm pitch. It then calculates the tearing, shearing, and crushing resistances of the joint. The efficiency is calculated as 62.5%. The second part provides specifications for designing a double riveted butt joint with cover plates for a 1.5 m diameter boiler shell, calculating the required plate thickness, rivet diameter and pitch, distance between rows, cover plate thickness, and margin.

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P1: A double riveted double cover butt joint in plates 20 mm thick is made with 25 mm diameter rivets

at 100 mm pitch. The permissible stresses are : σ t = 120 MPa; τ = 100 MPa; σc = 150 MPa

Find the efficiency of joint, taking the strength of the rivet in double shear as twice than that of single
shear.

Solution:

Given data: t = 20 mm ; d = 25 mm ; p = 100 mm ; σ t = 120 MPa = 120 N/mm2; τ = 100 MPa = 100
N/mm2; σc = 150 MPa = 150 N/mm2

Calculate the tearing resistance (Strength) of the plate, shearing resistance and crushing resistance of
the rivet.

(i) Tearing resistance of the plate:

We know that tearing resistance of the plate per pitch length,

Pt =( p – d ) t × σt = (100 – 25) 20 × 120 = 180 000 N

(ii) Shearing resistance of the rivets:

Since the joint is double riveted butt joint, therefore the strength of two rivets in double shear is
taken.

We know that shearing resistance of the rivets,

Ps = n × 2 × (π/4) × d2 × τ = 2 × 2 × (π/4) x 252 x100 = 196 375 N

(iii) Crushing resistance of the rivets:

Since the joint is double riveted, therefore the strength of two rivets is taken.

We know that crushing resistance of the rivets,

Pc = n × d × t × σc = 2 × 25 × 20 × 150 = 150 000 N

∴ Strength of the joint = Least of P t, Ps and Pc = 150 000 N

(iv) Efficiency of the joint:

We know that the strength of the unriveted or solid plate,

P = p × t × σt = 100 × 20 × 120 = 240 000 N

∴ Efficiency of the joint = Least of Pt, Ps and Pc / strength of the unriveted or solid plate
= 1500000/ 240000 =0.625 or 62.5% Ans.

P2: Design a double riveted butt joint with two cover plates for the longitudinal seam of a boiler
shell 1.5 m in diameter subjected to a steam pressure of 0.95 N/mm 2. Assume joint efficiency as
75%, allowable tensile stress in the plate 90 MPa ; compressive stress 140 MPa ; and shear stress in
the rivet 56 MPa.

Solution:

Given Data: D = 1.5 m = 1500 mm ; P = 0.95 N/mm 2; ηL = 75% = 0.75 ; σt = 90 MPa = 90 N/mm 2; σc =
140 MPa = 140 N/mm2; τ = 56 MPa = 56 N/mm2

(i) Thickness of boiler shell plate:

We know that thickness of boiler shell plate,

(ii) Diameter of rivet:

Since the thickness of the plate is greater than 8 mm, therefore the diameter of the rivet hole,

Refer PSGDB, the standard diameter of the rivet hole ( d ) is 21 mm and the corresponding diameter
of the rivet is 20 mm.

(iii) Pitch of rivets:

Let p = Pitch of rivets. The pitch of the rivets is obtained by equating the tearing resistance of the
plate to the shearing resistance of the rivets.

We know that tearing resistance of the plate,

Since the joint is double riveted double strap butt joint, as shown in Fig. 9.9, therefore there are two
rivets per pitch length (i.e. n = 2) and the rivets are in double shear. Assuming that the rivets in
double shear are 1.875 times stronger than in single shear,
From PSGDB, for a double riveted double strap butt joint and two rivets per pitch length, the value of C
is 3.50.

Since the value of p is more than pmax, therefore we shall adopt pitch of the rivets, p = p max = 84 mm

(iv) Distance between rows of rivets:

Assuming zig-zag riveting, the distance between the rows of the rivets (according to I.B.R.),

(v) Thickness of cover plates:

(vi). Margin:

We know that the margin, m = 1.5 d = 1.5 × 21 = 31.5 say 32 mm

Efficiency for the designed joint:

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