Adhesive, welded, soldered, riveted and pinned joints
Nominal stresses and pre-design sizing for bonded, welded, soldered/brazed, riveted and pinned joints.
Choose the joint type and geometry, check nominal stress, and observe the stated model limits before adopting the result.
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Adhesive lap joint area and nominal shear stress
Calculate the bonded area of a simple lap joint from bond width and overlap length, and determine the nominal mean shear stress at a known load.
Open calculator →Required overlap length for an adhesive joint
Pre-size the approximately required overlap length of an adhesive joint from transmitted force, bond width and allowable nominal shear stress.
Open calculator →Safety factor of an adhesive joint
Determine the nominal shear stress and calculated safety factor of a lap joint against the adhesive's bond strength.
Open calculator →Cylindrical bonded joint torque capacity
Pre-size the approximate transmissible torque of a cylindrical bonded joint (shaft-hub) from bond diameter, bond length and allowable shear stress.
Open calculator →Soldered/brazed lap joint shear stress and overlap length
Determine the nominal shear stress of a soldered or brazed lap joint from force, joint width and overlap length, or the length required for an allowable stress.
Open calculator →Rivet shear stress
Determine the mean shear stress in the rivets of a joint from load, rivet diameter, rivet count and shear planes (single or double shear).
Open calculator →Rivet bearing (hole-bearing) stress
Determine the nominal bearing pressure between rivet and plate from load, rivet diameter, rivet count and the governing plate thickness.
Open calculator →Required rivet count against shear and bearing
Determine the required rivet count of a single-shear joint against both shear and bearing failure from load, rivet diameter, plate thickness and material values; the larger of the two governs.
Open calculator →Riveted plate net-section stress
Determine the tensile stress in the weakened net section of a riveted plate from force, plate width, thickness, hole diameter and hole count across the critical section.
Open calculator →Transversely loaded pin shear stress
Determine the mean shear stress of a transversely loaded pin from transverse force, diameter and shear configuration (single or double shear).
Open calculator →Transversely loaded pin bearing pressure
Determine the nominal bearing pressure between pin and component from joint force, pin diameter and effective bearing length, evaluable separately for fork and rod eyes.
Open calculator →Clevis pin bending stress
Determine the maximum bending stress of a double-shear clevis pin from joint force, fork-leg thickness, rod-eye width and pin diameter.
Open calculator →Required pin diameter against shear and bearing
Pre-size the required pin diameter from both shear failure and bearing failure; the larger of the two values governs.
Open calculator →Fillet weld shear stress
Calculate the nominal shear stress in a fillet weld from force, throat thickness and effective weld length using the simplified method.
Open calculator →Butt weld normal stress
Calculate the nominal normal stress in a partially penetrated butt weld from force, effective throat thickness and weld length.
Open calculator →Weld joint safety factor
Determine a weld joint's safety factor from allowable and actual stress; applicable to fillet and butt welds alike.
Open calculator →Recommended fillet weld throat thickness range
Estimate the recommended lower and upper fillet weld throat thickness bounds from the largest and smallest plate thickness involved.
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