Riveted-joint load screening calculator

Equal shear sharing among single-shear solid rivets.

fasteners-rivet.napkin / editable

SCENARIO COMPARISON

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Scenario	stressMPa
	19.8944
	15.9155

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SCENARIOS / CALCULATED VALUESSAME SOURCE

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rivet shear budget19.89 MPa✓ passes

BASELINE INPUTS

force1000 Ncount4 diameter4 mm

CALCULATED

stress19.894 MPa

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THE SOURCE

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# Riveted-joint load screening
# Scope: Equal shear sharing among single-shear solid rivets.
# Status: illustrative worked example; engineering review pending.
# Inputs are example values. Checks are editable example requirements, not standards.

force = 1000 N
count = 4
diameter = 4 mm

stress := force/(count*pi*diameter^2/4) [MPa]

check rivet shear budget: stress <= 60 MPa

scenario alternative: force = 800 N

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Baseline · Baseline

rivet shear budget19.89 MPa ✓ passes

alternative · alternative

rivet shear budget15.92 MPa ✓ passes

Illustrative first-order example. Checks are editable requirements, not design standards. The broader topic may require additional equations, data, and validation.

Formula and units

This example uses the following equations. Input names and units match the editable source above.

stress: stress = force/(count*pi*diameter^2/4) [MPa]

Original worked example

These are the baseline values in the downloadable source. Edits above let you test your own values.

Given

force: 1000 N
count: 4
diameter: 4 mm

Calculated

stress: 19.8944 MPa

Assumptions and limits

Equal shear sharing among single-shear solid rivets.

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codex 'Use Napkin (https://napkin.engineering/mcp, or the local Napkin plugin) to build a study: Riveted-joint load screening. Inputs: rivet count; diameter; plate thickness; load. Outputs: rivet shear; bearing; net-section stress. Model scope: Explicit load paths, preload uncertainty and joint stiffness. Read napkin_capabilities and the current snapshot. Ask me for the values that matter, label assumptions with units, author .napkin source, validate it and apply it with napkin_source using the current revision, then open the study. Add checks for the limits I supply. Keep unsupported analyses explicit.'

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The broader study

The topic brief below describes the broader scope. The worked example above states the particular calculation it implements.

Inputs: rivet count, diameter, plate thickness, load
Outputs: rivet shear, bearing, net-section stress
Modes: calculate, compare, sweep
Drawing: Joint load diagram

EXECUTABLE WORKED EXAMPLE · FIRST-ORDER MODEL · CHECK THE SCOPE & ASSUMPTIONS