Riveted Joints

Types of Riveted Joints

1 Lap joint: A lap joint is that in which one plate overlaps the other
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2 Butt Joint: A butt joint is that in which the main plates are kept
in alignment butting each other and a cover plate is placed either
Dr. Md. Zahurul Haq, Ph.D., CEA, FBSME, FIEB
on one side or on both sides of the main plates. The cover plate is
then riveted together with the main plates.
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
http://zahurul.buet.ac.bd/

ME 201: Elements of Theory of Machines and Machine Design

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Examples of Lap Joints Examples of Butt Joints

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Important Terms Used in Riveted Joints Failures of a Riveted Joint

1. Tearing of the plate at an edge:

Pitch, p: is the distance from the centre of one rivet to the centre
of the next rivet measured parallel to the seam.
Back pitch, pb : is the perpendicular distance between the centre
lines of the successive rows.
Diagonal pitch, pd : is the distance between the centres of the
rivets in adjacent rows of zig-zag riveted joint.
Marginal pitch, m: is the distance between the centre of rivet hole
to the nearest edge of the plate.
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This can be avoided by keeping the margin, m = 1.5d, where d is the

diameter of the rivet hole.

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2. Tearing of the plate across a row of rivets:

3. Shearing of the rivets:

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Pt = At σt = (p − d)tσt
where, Ps is the shearing resistance of rivets, ns is the total number of
where, Pt is the tearing resistance, σt is the permissible tensile stress shearing surfaces, and τs is the permissible shearing stress.
for the plate material, t is the plate thickness.

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4. Crushing of the plate or rivets:

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Bolt subject to single shear.

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Pc = nc Ac σc = nc (dt)σc
where, Pc is the crushing resistance, nc is the number of rivets per
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pitch length under crushing, and σc is the permissible crushing stress
Bolts subject to double shear. for the rivet or plate material.

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Efficiency of a Riveted Joint

Find the efficiency of the following riveted joints:

1 Single riveted lap joint of 6 mm plates with 20 mm diameter rivets
having a pitch of 50 mm. (Ans. η = 60.0%)
Pjoint = min(Pt , Ps , Pc )
2 Double riveted lap joint of 6 mm plates with 20 mm diameter rivets
having a pitch of 65 mm. (Ans. η = 69.2%)
Pplate = ptσt Assume,

  Permissible tensile stress in plate = 120 MPa

Pjoint
ηjoint = Pplate × 100 Permissible shearing stress in rivets = 90 MPa
Permissible crushing stress in rivets = 180 MPa

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Assignment

1 Two plates 16 mm thick are joined by a double riveted lap joint. The
pitch of each row of rivets is 90 mm. The rivets are 25 mm in diameter.
The permissible stresses are as follows:
σt = 140 MPa; τ = 110 MPa and σc = 240 MPa.
Find the efficiency of the joint. [53.5%]

2 A double riveted double cover butt joint is made in 12 mm thick

plates with 18 mm diameter rivets. Find the efficiency of the joint
for a pitch of 80 mm, if σt = 115 MPa; τ = 80 MPa and σc = 160
MPa. [62.6%]

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