Structural Design Specifications - Engineering

Q1:

The staggered pitch is the distance between two consecutive rivets measured

A parallel to the direction of stress in the member

B perpendicular to the direction of stress in the member

C diagonally

D none of these.

ANS:A - parallel to the direction of stress in the member

Parallel to the direction of the loading pitch.

Perpendicular to the direction of the loading gauge.

Parallel to the direction of loading diagonally in zigzag or diamond riveting called staggered pitch.