Allowable joint tensile stress
Allowable joint shear stress
Joint tensile stress
Joint shear stress
Strength check
σ ≤ σ A and τ≤τ A
Minimum thickness of connected parts
s min = max {s 1 , s 2 }
where:
Meaning of used variables for metric units:
|
S U |
Joint strength in tension [MPa] |
|
k T |
Tension safety factor |
|
S US |
Joint strength in shear [MPa] |
|
k S |
Shear safety factor |
|
F |
Transferred force [N] |
|
b |
Width of connected parts [mm] |
|
s |
Thickness of connected parts [mm] |
Meaning of used variables for English units:
|
S U |
Joint strength in tension [psi] |
|
k T |
Tension safety factor |
|
S US |
Joint strength in shear [psi] |
|
k S |
Shear safety factor |
|
F |
Transferred force [lb] |
|
b |
Width of connected parts [in] |
|
s |
Thickness of connected parts [in] |