Objective:

To design simple connections and

determine weather the material fails or
safe, taking into consideration the
computed stresses and the natural
strength.
 Allowable Stress
Stress

ultimate

failure

x
allowable

Working area

Strain

Ultimate stress
Factor of safety = F.S. =
Allowable stress
 ult
F .S . 
 all

F .S .  ult
 all
Normal and Shear Stress
Bearing Stress
Example:
The two members are pinned to gather at B. Top view of the pin
connections at A and B are also given in the figure. If the pin
have allowable shear stress of allow = 90 MPa and the allowable
tensile stress of rod CB is (t)allow = 115 MPa, determine to the
nearest mm the smallest diameter of pins A and B and the
diameter of rod CB necessary to support the load.
Solution:
Diameter of the Pins.

VA 2.84kN  d A2 
AA    34.56 10 m    
6 2
d A  6.3mm
TAllow 90 10 kPa
3
 4 

VB 6.67kN  d 2

AB    74.11  10 6
m 2
  

B
 d B  9.7 mm
TAllow 90 10 kPa
3
 4 

dA = 7 mm Ans….
dB = 10 mm Ans….
 Diameter of Rod.

P 26.67kN  d
2

ABC    358 10 m   
6 2 BC  d BC  8.59 mm
 t allow 115 10 kPa
3
 4 


We will Choose

dBC = 9 mm Ans…..
Example:

The control arm is subjected to the loading.\

Determine to the nearest 5 mm the required diameter of the steel pin
at C if the allowable shear stress for the steel is allow = 55 MPa.
Note: in the figure that the pin is subjected to double shear.
Solution:
Required Area:

V 15.205 kN 6
A   276.45  10 m 2

 allow 55 103 kN / m 2
2
d 
    276.45 mm2
2
d  18.8 mm

Use a pin having a diameter of

d = 20 mm Ans….
Example:

(a) (b)
Solution
Diameter of Rod:

A
P

 
20 103 N
  
3 2

 allow  
60 106 N / m 2
0.3333 10 m
2
d 
 
A      0.3333 102 m 2
4
d  0.0206 m  20.6 mm Ans....
Thickness of disk:

A
V

 
20 103 N
  3
 2

 allow  
35 106 N m 2
0.571 10 m

Since the sectioned area A = 2(0.02 m)(t), the required

thickness of the disk is

t

0.5714 10 3 m 2   
4.55 10 3 m  4.55mm Ans....
2 0.02m 
Example:
Solution
Normal Stress:

 allow 
P
 
55 10 N m 
6 2 3P
A  0.03m2

P  51.8kN
Bearing Stress:

A
P
 allow
;  
75 10 N m 
6 2 3P
 3
2.199 10 m2

P  55.0kN