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Q2: Three steel plates each having thickness 1.2 cm and width 6 cm are joined by using two rivets having diameter 15 mm each. When the plates are subjected to an external force of 65 MN, what will be the shear stress developed in the rivet? If the ultimate shear strength on the rivet is limited to 1500 tonnes/cm2, what will be the maximum load that can be carried by the plate? Instead of three plates, if two steel plates each having 1.2 cm thickness and 6 cm width are joined by using rivets having diameter 20 mm and when subjected to a force of 106 MN, shear stress developed in the rivet was found to be 600 tonnes/cm2. What will be number of rivets required for joining the plates to withstand the shear force? Compare the nature of shear occurred in both cases with the help of a diagram

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