A 12 mm thick plate is connected to two 8 mm plates, on either side through a 16 mm diameter power driven field rivet as shown in the figure below. Assuming permissible shear stress as 90MPa and permissible bearing stress as 270 MPa in the rivet, the rivet value of the joint is

A vertical rod $$PQ$$ of length $$L$$ is fixed at its top end $$P$$ and has a flange fixed to the bottom end $$Q.A$$ weight $$W$$ is dropped vertically from a height $$h\left( { < L} \right)$$ on to the flange. The axial stress in the rod can be reduced by

A hollow circular shaft has an outer diameter of $$100$$ $$mm$$ and a wall thickness of $$25$$ $$mm.$$ The allowable shear stress in the shaft is $$125$$ $$MPa.$$ The maximum torque the shaft can transmit is

The point within the cross sectional plane of a beam through which the resultant of the external loading on the beam has to pass through to ensure pure bending without twisting of the cross-section of the beam is called