CHAPTER 1

P' PROBLEM 1.29

150 mm
Two wooden members of uniform rectangular cross section are joined
by the simple glued scarf splice shown. Knowing that P 11 kN,
45
45 determine the normal and shearing stresses in the glued splice.
P
75 mm

SOLUTION
T 90q  45q 45q
P 11 kN 11 u 103 N
A0 (150)(75) 11.25 u 103 mm 2 11.25 u 103 m 2
P cos 2 T (11 u 103 ) cos 2 45q
V 489 u 103 Pa V 489 kPa W
A0 11.25 u 103
P sin 2T (11 u 103 )(sin 90q)
W 489 u 103 Pa W 489 kPa W
2 A0 (2)(11.25 u 103 )

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 P PROBLEM 1.32
5.0
3.0 in. Two wooden members of uniform cross section are joined by the simple scarf splice
shown. Knowing that the maximum allowable tensile stress in the glued splice is 75 psi,
determine (a) the largest load P that can be safely supported, (b) the corresponding
shearing stress in the splice.

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P'

SOLUTION

A0 (5.0)(3.0) 15 in 2
T 90q  60q 30q
P cos T2
V
A0

V A0 (75)(15)
(a) P 1500 lb P 1.500 kips W
cos 2 T cos 2 30q
P sin 2T (1500)sin 60q
(b) W W 43.3 psi W
2 A0 (2)(15)

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 16 kN PROBLEM 1.43

Two wooden members are joined by plywood splice plates that are fully glued on
the contact surfaces. Knowing that the clearance between the ends of the members
is 6 mm and that the ultimate shearing stress in the glued joint is 2.5 MPa,
determine the length L for which the factor of safety is 2.75 for the loading shown.
L
6 mm

125 mm

16 kN

SOLUTION
2.5 MPa
W all 0.90909 MPa
2.75
On one face of the upper contact surface,
L  0.006 m
A (0.125 m)
2
Since there are 2 contact surfaces,
P
W all
2A
16 u 103
0.90909 u 106
( L  0.006)(0.125)
L 0.14680 m 146.8 mm W

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 PROBLEM 1.45

Three 34 -in.-diameter steel bolts are to be used to attach the steel plate shown to
a wooden beam. Knowing that the plate will support a load P = 24 kips and that
the ultimate shearing stress for the steel used is 52 ksi, determine the factor of
safety for this design.

SOLUTION
2
S S §3·
For each bolt, A d2 ¨ ¸ 0.44179 in 2
4 4©4¹
PU AW U (0.44179)(52)
22.973 kips

For the three bolts, PU (3)(22.973) 68.919 kips

Factor of safety:
PU 68.919
F. S . F. S . 2.87 W
P 24

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 PROBLEM 1.47

A load P is supported as shown by a steel pin that has been inserted in a

short wooden member hanging from the ceiling. The ultimate strength of
the wood used is 60 MPa in tension and 7.5 MPa in shear, while the
ultimate strength of the steel is 145 MPa in shear. Knowing that
b 40 mm, c 55 mm, and d 12 mm, determine the load P if an
d
overall factor of safety of 3.2 is desired.
1
2 P

1
2 P
c

b
40 mm

SOLUTION

Based on double shear in pin,

S
PU 2 AW U 2 d 2W U
4
S
(2)(0.012) 2 (145 u 106 ) 32.80 u 103 N
4
Based on tension in wood,
PU AV U w (b  d )V U
(0.040)(0.040  0.012)(60 u 106 )
67.2 u 103 N
Based on double shear in the wood,
PU 2 AWU 2wcW U (2)(0.040)(0.055)(7.5 u 106 )
33.0 u 103 N
Use smallest PU 32.8 u 103 N
PU 32.8 u 103
Allowable: P 10.25 u 103 N 10.25 kN W
F .S. 3.2

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 2.4 kips PROBLEM 1.70

The two portions of member AB are glued together along a plane

A forming an angle T with the horizontal. Knowing that the ultimate stress
for the glued joint is 2.5 ksi in tension and 1.3 ksi in shear, determine
 the range of values of T for which the factor of safety of the members is
at least 3.0.
B

1.25 in.
2.0 in.

SOLUTION

A0 (2.0)(1.25) 2.50 in.2

P 2.4 kips
PU ( F. S.) P 7.2 kips

Based on tensile stress,

PU
VU cos 2 T
A0
V U A0 (2.5)(2.50)
cos 2 T 0.86806
PU 7.2
cos T 0.93169 T 21.3q T ! 21.3q
PU PU
Based on shearing stress, WU sin T cos T sin 2T
A0 2 A0

2 A0WU (2)(2.50)(1.3)
sin 2T 0.90278
PU 7.2

2T 64.52q T 32.3q T  32.3q

Hence, 21.3q  T  32.3q W

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