Steel Structure Design - Engineering

Q1:

Design of a riveted joint, is based on the assumption:

A Load is uniformly distributed among all the rivets

B Shear stress on a rivet is uniformly distributed over its gross area

C Bearing stress is uniform between the contact surfaces of the plate and the rivet

D Bearing stress in the rivet is neglected

E All the above.

ANS:E - All the above.

In Option D, there will be bending stress instead of bearing stress.