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Two metal bars are fastened together at the bolted flange connection shown. There are 2 total bolt ...
Two metal bars are fastened together at the bolted flange connection shown. There are 2 total bolts connecting the two metal bars together and each bolt has diameter dbolt ?=15.9mm. The flange is oriented at angle ?=55? with respect to longitudinal axis of the metal bars. If an axial force F=50kN is applied as shown, determine the overall safety factor of the bolted connection. You may assume the bolts are made out of 1020HR steel and the strength of the bolt in shear is 50% of the tensile strength of the bolt material.