Question

Given the structural steel plate with a hole shown above where P 5 kip, t 0.2 in, and w 4.6 in. Considering only the axial (normal) stress in the plate, the larget diameter (dia) hole that can be drilled in this plate while maintaining a Factor of Safety of 2.5 against yielding failure in the plate is closest to: Select one a. 1.86 in b. 2.86 in c, 3.91 in d. 3.65 in e. 4.60 in O O O

Answer 1