1. The bracket is supported by 1=2- 4.

A joint is made by gluing two

in.-diameter pins at A and B (the plywood gussets of thickness t to
pin at B fits in the 45 degrees slot wood boards. The tensile working
in the bracket). Neglecting friction, stresses are 1200 psi for the
determine the shear stresses in the plywood and 700 psi for the
pins, assuming single shear. boards. The working shear stress
for the glue is 50 psi. Determine
the dimension b and t so that the
joint is as strong as the boards.

2. The right-angle bar is supported by

a pin at B and a roller at C: What is
the maximum safe value of the
load P that can be applied if the 5. The uniform 2-Mg bar is supported
shear stress in the pin is limited to by a smooth wall at A and by a pin
20 000 psi? The 3/4-in.-diameter at B that is in double shear.
pin is in double shear. Determine the diameter of the
smallest pin that can be used if its
working shear stress is 60 MPa.

3. The 7/8-in.-diameter pins at A and

C that support the structure are in
single shear. Find the largest force 6. The bar AB is supported by a
F that can be applied to the frictionless inclined surface at A
structure if the working shear stress and a 7/8- in.-diameter pin at B that
for these pins is 5000 psi. Neglect is in double shear. Determine the
the weights of the members. shear stress in the pin when the
vertical 2000-lb force is applied.
Neglect the weight of the bar.
7. The plate welded to the end of the 10. The 20-mm-diameter bolt fastens
I-beam is fastened to the support two wooden planks together. The
with four 10-mm-diameter bolts nut is tightened until the tensile
(two on each side). Assuming that stress in the bolt is 150 MPa. Find
the load is equally divided among the smallest safe diameter d of the
the bolts, determine the normal and washers if the working bearing
shear stresses in a bolt. stress for wood is 13 MPa.

11. A hollow steel tube with an inside

8. The steel end-cap is fitted into diameter of 80 mm must carry an
grooves cut in the timber post. The axial tensile load of 330 kN.
working stresses for the post are Determine the smallest allowable
1:8 MPa in shear parallel to the outside diameter of the tube if the
grain and 5:5 MPa in bearing working stress is 110 MN/m2.
perpendicular to the grain.
Determine the smallest safe 11.2 The cross-sectional area of bar
dimensions a and b. ABCD is 600 mm2. Determine the
maximum normal stress in the bar.

12. Determine the largest weight W

that can be supported by the two
wires AB and AC: The working
stresses are 100 MPa for AB and
150 MPa for AC. The cross
9. The figure shows a glued joint, sectional areas of AB and AC are
known as a finger joint, in a 6-in. 400 mm2 and 200 mm2,
by 3/4-in. piece of lumber. Find the respectively.
normal and shear stresses acting on
the surface of the joint.
13. The homogeneous bar AB 16. The cylindrical steel column has an
weighing 1800 lb is supported at outer diameter of 4 in. and inner
either end by a steel cable. diameter of 3.5 in. The column is
Calculate the smallest safe area of separated from the concrete
each cable if the working stress is foundation by a square bearing
18 000 psi for steel. plate. The working compressive
stress is 26 000 psi for the column,
and the working bearing stress is
1200 psi for concrete. Find the
largest force P that can be applied
to the column.

14. The column consists of a wooden

post and a concrete footing,
separated by a steel bearing plate.
Find the maximum safe value of
the axial load P if the working
stresses are 1000 psi for wood and
450 psi for concrete.

17. Segment AB of the bar is a tube

with an outer diameter of 1.5 in.
and a wall thickness of 0.125 in.
Segment BC is a solid rod of
diameter 0.75 in. Determine the
normal stress in each segment.

15. The two pieces of wood, 2 in. by 4 18. The piece of wood, 100 mm by 100
in., are glued together along the 40 mm in cross section, contains a
degree joint. Determine the glued joint inclined at the angle θ
maximum safe axial load P that can to the vertical. The working
be applied if the shear stress in the stresses are 20 MPa for wood in
glue is limited to 250 psi. tension, 8 MPa for glue in tension,
and 12 MPa for glue in shear. If
θ=50, determine the largest
allowable axial force P.
19. The tubular tension member is
fabricated by welding a steel strip
into a
12 21. The links of the chain are made of
helix. The cross-sectional area of steel that has a working stress of
the resulting tube is 2.75 in.2. If the 300 MPa in tension. If the chain is
normal stress acting on the plane of to support the force P ¼ 45 kN,
the weld is 12 ksi, determine (a) determine the smallest safe
the axial force P; and (b) the shear diameter d of the links.
stress acting on the plane of the

22. For the joint shown in the figure,

calculate (a) the largest bearing
stress between the pin and the
members; (b) the average shear
stress in the pin; and (c) the largest
weld. average normal stress in the
members.
20. The rectangular piece of wood, 50
mm by 100 mm, is used as a
compression block. The grain of
the wood makes a
20
angle with the horizontal, as shown
in the figure. Determine the largest
axial force P that can be applied
safely if the allowable stresses on
the plane of the grain are 18 MPa
for compression and 4 MPa for 23. The lap joint is fastened with four
3/4-in.-diameter rivets. The
working stresses are 14 ksi for the
rivets in shear and 18 ksi for the
plates in bearing. Find the
maximum safe axial load P that can
be applied to the joint. Assume that
the load is equally distributed
among the rivets.

shear.
24. The 0.8-in-diameter steel bolt is 27. The boom AC is a 4-in. square
placed in the aluminum sleeve. The steel tube with a wall thickness of
nut is tightened until the normal 0.25 in. The boom is supported by
stress in the bolt is 12 000 psi. the 0.5-in.-diameter pin at A, and
Determine the normal stress in the the 0.375-in.-diameter cable BC.
sleeve. The working stresses are 25 ksi for
the cable, 18 ksi for the boom, and
13.6 ksi for shear in the pin.
Neglecting the weight of the boom,
determine the largest safe load P
that can be applied as shown.

25. Three wood boards, each 4 in.

wide, are joined by the 3/4-in.-
diameter bolt. If the working
stresses for wood are 800 psi in
tension and 1500 psi in bearing,
find the largest allowable value of
the force P.

28. Find the maximum allowable value

of P for the column. The cross-
sectional areas and working
stresses are shown in the figure.
26. Axial loads are applied to the
compound rod that is composed of
an aluminum segment rigidly
connected between steel and
bronze segments. What is the stress
in each material given that P=10
kN?
29. The homogeneous 6000-lb bar 32. The 1000-kg uniform bar AB is
ABC is supported by a pin at C and suspended from two cables AC and
a cable that runs from A to B BD; each with cross-sectional area
around the frictionless pulley at D. 400 mm2. Find the magnitude P
Find the stress in the cable if its and location x of the largest
diameter is 0.6 in. additional vertical force that can be
applied to the bar. The stresses in
AC and BD are limited to 100 MPa
and 50 MPa, respectively.

30. Determine the largest weight W

that can be supported safely by the
structure shown in the figure. The
working stresses are 16 000 psi for
the steel cable AB and 720 psi for
the wood strut BC. Neglect the
weight of the structure.
33. The figure shows the landing gear
of a light airplane. Determine the
compressive stress in strut AB
caused by the landing reaction
R=40 kN. Neglect the weights of
the members. The strut is a hollow
tube, with 50-mm outer diameter
and 40-mm inner diameter.

31. The uniform 300-lb bar AB carries

a 500-lb vertical force at A. The
bar is supported by a pin at B and
the 0.5-in. diameter cable CD. Find
the stress in the cable.
34. Determine the mass of the heaviest 37. The bell crank, which is in
uniform cylinder that can be equilibrium under the forces shown
supported in the position shown in the figure, is supported by a 20-
without exceeding a stress of 50 mm-diameter pin at D that is in
MPa in cable BC. Neglect friction double shear. Determine (a) the
and the weight of bar AB: The required diameter of the connecting
cross-sectional area of BC is 100m. rod AB, given that its tensile
working stress is 100 MPa; and (b)
the shear stress in the pin.

38. The wood pole is supported by two

cables of 1/4-in. diameter. The
35. The cross-sectional area of each turnbuckles in the cables are
member of the truss is 1.8 in.2. tightened until the stress in the
Calculate the stresses in members cables reaches 60 000 psi. If the
CE, DE, and DF. Indicate tension working compressive stress for
or compression. wood is 200 psi, determine the
smallest permissible diameter of
the pole.

36. Find the smallest diameter bolt that

can be used in the clevis in Fig.
1.11(b) if P = 400 kN. The working
shear stress for the bolt is 300 MPA
39. Compute the maximum force P that 41. A circular hole is to be punched in
can be applied to the foot pedal. a plate that has a shear strength of
The 6-mm.-diameter pin at B is in 40 ksi—see Fig. 1.11(c). The
single shear, and its working shear working compressive stress for the
stress is 28 MPa. The cable punch is 50 ksi. (a) Compute the
attached at C has a diameter of 3 maximum thickness of a plate in
mm. and a working normal stress which a hole 2.5 in. in diameter can
of 140 MPa. be punched. (b) If the plate is 0.25
in. thick, determine the diameter of
the smallest hole that can be
punched.

40. The lap joint is connected by three

20-mm-diameter rivets. Assuming
that the axial load P = 50 kN is
distributed equally among the three
rivets, find (a) the shear stress in a
rivet; (b) the bearing stress between
42. The cast iron block with cross-
a plate and a rivet; and (c) the
sectional dimensions of 2.5 in. by
maximum average tensile stress in
2.5 in. consists of two pieces. The
each plate.
pieces are prevented from sliding
along the 55 degrees inclined joint
40.2Assume that the axial load P by the steel key, which is 2.5 in.
applied to the lap joint is long. Determine the smallest safe
distributed equally among the three dimensions b and h of the key if
20-mm-diameter rivets. What is the the working stresses are 40 ksi for
maximum load P that can be cast iron in bearing and 50 ksi for
applied if the allowable stresses are the key in shear.
40 MPa for shear in rivets, 90 MPa
for bearing between a plate and a
rivet, and 120 MPa for tension in
the plate.
43. Referring to Fig. 1.11(a), assume 46. The two members used in the
that the diameter of the rivet that construction of an aircraft fuselage
joins the plates is d ¼ 20 mm. The are joined together using a 30°
working stresses are 120 MPa for fish-mouth weld. Determine the
bearing in the plate and 60 MPa for average normal and average shear
shear in the rivet. Determine the stress on the plane of each weld.
minimum safe thickness of each Assume each inclined plane
plate. supports a horizontal force of 400
lb.

44. The built-up shaft consists of a 47. If the block is subjected to the
pipe AB and solid rod BC . The centrally applied force of 600 kN,
pipe has an inner diameter of 20 determine the averege normal
mm and outer diameter of 28 mm. stress in the material. Show the
The rod has a diameter of 12 mm. stress acting on a differential
Determine the average normal volume element of the material.
stress at points D and E and
represent the stress on a volume
element located at each of these
points.

45. The lever is held to the fixed shaft

using a tapered pin AB, which has
a mean diameter of 6 mm. If a
48. The joint is subjected to the axial
couple is applied to the lever,
member force of 6 kip. Determine
determine the average shear stress
the average normal stress acting on
in the pin between the pin and
lever. sections AB and BC . Assume the
member is smooth and is 1.5-in.
thick.
49. If the joint is subjected to an axial shear stress of 600 kPa, determine
force of P = 9 kN, determine the the maximum force P that can be
averege shear stress developed in applied to the strut.
each of the 6-mm diameter bolts
between the plates and the
members and along each of the
four shaded shear planes.

49–5. The average shear stress in

each of the 6-mm diameter bolts
and along each of the four shaded
shear planes is not allowed to
exceed 80 MPa and 500 kPa,
respectively. Determine the
maximum axial force P that can be
applied to the joint.
52. Determine the average punching
shear stress the circular shaft
creates in the metal plate through
section AC and BD . Also, what is
the bearing stress developed on the
surface of the plate under the shaft?

50. The two aluminum rods support the

vertical force of P = 20 kN.
Determine their required diameters
if the allowable tensile stress for
the aluminum is sallow = 150 MPa.

53. The long bolt passes through the

30-mm-thick plate. If the force in
the bolt shank is 8 kN, determine
the average normal stress in the
shank, the average shear stress
along the cylindrical area of the
plate defined by the section lines a
– a, and the average shear stress in
the bolt head along the cylindrical
area defined by the section lines b
51. The strut is glued to the horizontal – b.
member at surface AB . If the strut
has a thickness of 25 mm and the
glue can withstand an average
 57. The two aluminum rods AB and
54. The circular punch B exerts a force AC have diameters of 10 mm and 8
of 2 kN on the top of the plate A . mm, respectively. Determine the
Determine the average shear stress largest vertical force P that can be
in the plate due to this loading. supported. The allowable tensile
stress for the aluminum is allow =
150 MPa.

55. The bearing pad consists of a 150

mm by 150 mm block of aluminum
that supports a compressive load of
6 kN. Determine the average
normal and shear stress acting on
the plane through section a – a.
Show the results on a differential
volume element located on the
plane.

56. The yoke-and-rod connection is

subjected to a tensile force of 5 kN.
Determine the average normal
stress in each rod and the average
shear stress in the pin A between
the members.