A joint is made by gluing two plywood gussets of thickness t to wood boards. The tensile working stresses are 1200 psi for the plywood and 700 psi for the wood boards. The working shear stress of the glue is 50 psi. Determine the dimensions’ b and t so that the joint is as strong as the boards

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– A joint is made by gluing two plywood gussets of thickness t to wood boards.
The tensile working stresses are 1200 psi for the plywood and 700 psi for the wood
boards. The working shear stress of the glue is 50 psi. Determine the dimensions’ b and t
so that the joint is as strong as the boards.

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