// exa 4.1 Pg 102 clc;clear;close; P=6;// kN //dimensions of plate r=5;//mm d=40;//mm D=50;//mm d0=10;//mm w=40;//mm Sut=200;//MPa n=2.5;// factor of safety //Fillet - rBYd=r/d; DBYd=D/d; Kt=1.75;// factor printf('for stepped plate under tension, Kt=%.2f for r/d = %.3f & D/d = %.2f ',Kt,rBYd,DBYd) t=poly(0,'t') sigma_max = Kt*P/t;// N per mm sq. // Hole - d0BYw=d0/w; Kt=2.42;// factor printf('\n for finite width plate under tension with a hole, Kt=%.2f for d0/w = %.2f',Kt,d0BYw) sigma_max_into_t = Kt*P/(w-d0);//N/mm sq. //Design stress sigma_d = Sut/n;// MPa //putting sigma_max=sigma_d t=sigma_max_into_t/sigma_d*1000;// mm printf('\n Thickness of plate = %.2f mm or %.f mm',t,t)