The British University in Egypt

Mechanical Engineering Department

Year II - Semester 2
18MECH02I: Machine Design

1.Find the total shear load on each of the three bolts for the connection shown in sketch e. Also,
compute the shear stress and the bearing stress. Find the area moment of inertia for the 8-mm-
thick plate on a section through the three bolt holes.

2.A steel plate is riveted to a vertical pillar. The three rivets have a 15 mm. diameter and carry the
load and moment resulting from the external load of 8 KN. All length dimensions are in inches.
The yield strengths of the materials are Sy,rivet = 600 MPa and Sy,plate = 350 MPa.
Calculate the safety factors for
a) Shear of rivet when Ssy = 0.5*Sy
b) Bearing of rivet
c) Bearing of plate
d) Bending of plate. State how failure should first occur.

3.The flange of a ship’s propeller shaft is riveted in the radial direction against the hollow shaft.
The outside diameter is 1 m and there are 180 rivets around the circumference, each with a
diameter of 25 mm. The rivets are made of AISI 1020 steel and placed in three rows. Calculate
the maximum allowable propeller torque transmitted through the rivets for a safety factor of 3.