Question: two metal beams are joined?
Answer: Two metal beams are joined together by four rivets, as the drawing indicates. Each rivet has a radius of 6.01 x 10−3 m and is to be exposed to a shearing stress of no more than 4.24 x 108 Pa. What is the maximum tension that can be applied to each beam, assuming that each rivet carries one-fourth of the total load?