SECTION 2.

10 Stress Concentrations 165

Problem 2.10-7 A stepped bar with a hole (see figure) has widths
b 5 2.4 in. and c 5 1.6 in. The fillets have radii equal to 0.2 in. P P
d b c
What is the diameter dmax of the largest hole that can be drilled
through the bar without reducing the load-carrying capacity?

Solution 10-7 Stepped bar with a hole

P P
d b c

b 5 2.4 in. BASED UPON HOLE (Use Fig. 2-63)

c 5 1.6 in. b 5 2.4 in. d 5 diameter of the hole (in.) c1 5 b 2 d
Fillet radius: R 5 0.2 in. smax
Pmax 5 snom c1t 5 (b 2 d)t
Find dmax K
1 d
BASED UPON FILLETS (Use Fig. 2-64) 5 ¢ 1 2 ≤ btsmax
K b
b 5 2.4 in. c 5 1.6 in. R 5 0.2 in. R/c 5 0.125
b/c 5 1.5 K < 2.10 d (in.) d/b K Pmax /btsmax
smax c 0.3 0.125 2.66 0.329
¢ ≤ (bt)
smax
Pmax 5 snomct 5 ct 5
K K b 0.4 0.167 2.57 0.324
< 0.317 bt smax 0.5 0.208 2.49 0.318
0.6 0.250 2.41 0.311
0.7 0.292 2.37 0.299

Based upon hole

0.33
Based upon fillets
0.32 0.317

0.31 dmax ≈ 0.51 in.

Pmax
btsmax
0.30 d (in.)
0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8