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Design Procedure of Riveted Joints

The document outlines the design procedure for riveted joints, including steps to determine plate thickness, rivet diameter, joint sketching, and calculations for pitch and strength. It emphasizes the importance of checking various resistances and efficiencies against specified standards and equations. Additional notes provide guidance on specific conditions and calculations for different joint types.

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Design Procedure of Riveted Joints

The document outlines the design procedure for riveted joints, including steps to determine plate thickness, rivet diameter, joint sketching, and calculations for pitch and strength. It emphasizes the importance of checking various resistances and efficiencies against specified standards and equations. Additional notes provide guidance on specific conditions and calculations for different joint types.

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Design procedure of riveted joints

1.To find thickness of the plate if not given.


Knowing the diameter of boiler shell, internal or blow of pressure, desired efficiency of the joint and
allowable tensile stress for the plate material find the thickness of the boiler shell using equation no. 5.1.
2. Find the diameter of rivet using Prof. Unwin's formula from equation no. 5.11(d) Find diameter of the
rivet hole by adding 1 to 1.5 mm to the nominal diameter of the rivet. Hence find standard diameter of the
rivet from table 5.3(b)
3. Sketch the joint as per the specifications like lap joint, butt joint, single riveted double riveted, single
strap, double straps equal or unequal etc. Hence find number of rivets in single shear or double shear or
combination of single shear and double shear.
4. Find the pitch by equating tearing resistance of the plate to shearing resistance of the rivets (refer equation
no.5.12(a).
Find minimum pitch equation no. 5.12 (c) .
Find maximum permissible pitch. Equation no.. 5.12(b).
Check whether the calculated pitch is less than the maximum permissible pitch. If calculated pitch is
greater than the calculated pitch then restrict the pitch to maximum permissible pitch.
5. Find margin equation no. 5.16
Find transverse pitch refer equation nos. 5.14(a) to 5.15(b) depending on the type of joint and type of
riveting.
Find thickness of straps refer equation nos. 5.4(a) to 5.4(f) depending on the type of joint and type of
riveting.
Find shank length refer equation no. 5.5.
Find width of straps from the arrangement depending on the type of joint.
6. Find strength of the joint.
Tearing resistance of solid plate refer equation no. 5.6(a)
Tearing resistance of the plate refer equation no. 5.6(b)
Shearing resistance of the joint refer equation no. 5.6(d)
Crushing resistance of the joint refer equation no. 5.6(e)
In butt joints of unequal width failure may take place due to combined action.
In such problems apart from calculating the above resistances, calculate resistances by referring to equation
nos. 5.8(a), 5.9(a) and 5.9(c).
Finally calculate efficiency of the joint = least of all the above resistances / strength of solid plate.
Check from table 5.1 for that type of joint whether the calculated efficiency is more than the desired
efficiency.
Note:
1. If thickness of the plate is less than 8 mm then find the diameter of the rivet by equating
shearing resistance of a rivet to crushing resistance of a rivet.
2. If the efficiency is not given then select efficiency from Table 5.1
3. If the two plates are of different thickness as in the case of lap joint then consider the
smaller thickness for design purpose.
4. Refer table 5.3(c) for standard thickness of plates.
5. For coefficient k1 in equation 5.12 (b) refer table no. 5.4(a)
6. For diagonal pitch in staggered joint refer equation no. 5.17(a) and 5.17(b).
7. For lap joint and single strap butt joint n2 = 0. For double straps (equal) butt joint n1= 0.
For unequal strap butt joint both n1 and n2 are present.
8. For lap joint ti = t
9. For the calculation of n1 and n2 consider repeated pitch group only. In other words find
number of rivets in that pitch length.

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