//Obtain path of solution file path = get_absolute_file_path('solution7_9.sce') //Obtain path of data file datapath = path + filesep() + 'data7_9.sci' //Clear all clc //Execute the data file exec(datapath) //Calculate the direct tensile stress in bolts Dtensile (N) Dtensile = (P * 1000)/N //Calculate the tensile force on appropriate bolt due to tilting tendency of the bracket Ftensile (N) if (l1 > l2) then Ftensile = (P * 1000 * l * l1)/(2*((l1^2) + (l2^2))) else Ftensile = (P * 1000 * l * l2)/(2*((l1^2) + (l2^2))) end //Calculate the resultant tensile force res (N) res = Dtensile + Ftensile //Calculate the core cross-section area of bolts 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)