Problem Set 2

Shear and Bearing Stresses

Problem 1
The truss members supporting a roof are connected to a 26-mm-thick gusset plate by a 22 mm
diameter pin as shown. The two end plates on the truss members are each 14 mm thick.
a. If the load P = 80 kN, what is the largest bearing stress acting on the pin?
b. If the ultimate shear stress for the pin is 190 MPa, what force V is required to cause the pin
to fail in shear?
Problem 2
Compute the maximum force P that can be applied to the foot pedal. The 6-mm-diameter pin at
B is in single shear, and its working shear stress is 28 MPa. The cable attached at C has a
diameter of 3 mm, and a working normal stress of 140 MPa.
Problem 3
A special-purpose eye bolt of shank diameter d = 0.50 in. passes through a hole in a steel plate of
thickness tp = 0.75 in. and is caused by a nut with thickness t = 0.25 in. The hexagonal nut bars
bear directly against the steel plate. The radius of the circumscribed circle for the hexagon is r =
0.40 in. (which means that each side of the hexagon has a length of 0.40 in.) The tensile forces in
three cables attached to the eye bolts are T1 = 800 lb., T2 = 550 lb., and T3 = 1241 lb.
a. Find the resultant force acting on the eye bolt.
b. Determine the average bearing stress between the hexagonal nut on the eye bolt and the
plane.
c. Determine the average shear stress in the nut and also in the steel plate.
Problem 4
A key prevents relative rotation between the shaft and the pulley. If the torque T = 2200 N.m is
applied to the shaft, determine the smallest safe dimension b if the working shear stress for the
key is 60 MPa.
Problem 5
The figure shows a roof truss and the detail of the connection at joint B. Members BC and BE are
angle sections with the thicknesses shown in the figure. The working stresses are 70 MPa for
shear in the rivets and 140 MPa for bearing stress due to the rivets. How many 20-mm diameter
rivets are required to fasten the following members to the gusset plate:
a. BC
b. BE