//Obtain path of solution file path = get_absolute_file_path('solution7_8.sce') //Obtain path of data file datapath = path + filesep() + 'data7_8.sci' //Clear all clc //Execute the data file exec(datapath) //Calculate the direct tensile force Dtensile (N) Dtensile = (P * 1000)/N //Calculate the tensile force due to bracket tilting tendency Ftensile (N) if (l1 > l2) then Ftensile = (P * 1000 * e * l1)/((l1^2) + (l2^2)) else Ftensile = (P * 1000 * e * l2)/((l1^2) + (l2^2)) end //Calculate the resultant tensile force on appropriate bolt res (N) res = Dtensile + Ftensile //Calculate the core cross-section area of bolt A (mm2) A = res/sigmaMax //Choose proper diameter from Table 7.1 //Print results printf('\nArea at the core cross-section(A) = %f mm2\n',A)