GENG2004 - Lecture 1

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GENG2004 - Lecture 0
Introduction - Slides cont.

See: Stress-Strain
Also see: Solid Mechanics - Assumptions

Bearing Stress

• Bearing surfaces are the contact points between bolts/rivets/pins and the members they connect

  

• Corresponding average force intensity is called the bearing stress
  ${\sigma }_b=\frac{P}{A}=\frac{P}{td}$
  

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GENG2004 - Lecture 2