The load on rivet/bolt when two lacing flats are connected at same point is
(a) (Vt / N) cotΘ
(b) 2(Vt / N) cotΘ
(c) 2Vt N cotΘ
(d) Vt NcotΘ
The question was posed to me in an online quiz.
My question is based upon Lacings topic in chapter Design of Compression Members of Design of Steel Structures