I need to know what the max shear stress of a 3/8-16 x 1 UNC Grade 2 bolts. I have 8, 4 per side, used to lift 2500 pound machine. Is there a online calculator or a formula to figure this out?
Your question was "Is there an online calculator or a formula to figure this out. I don't know about an online calculator -- but the formula you are looking for is in the Machinery's Handbook under Working Strehgnth of Bolts -- this will give you your equations needed for thread engagements, tensile loads, and all critical areas of stress.
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It was weird to hear you talking about the unmentionable airlines flight from upstate New York. I don't know if it was on the same day, but the exact same thing happened to me after a Schenectady gas turbine training session !
It make a convert out of me. I don't sit near the engines to this day. I won't say the name of the airline, but it was skinny city I was referring to, and the airline bore the name of an indian tribe, or a mountain range in the region. That give any hints?