From: Ross Sackett 
To: Emery Greg 
Cc: atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: Ross Sackett 


-+- Emery Greg  wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> Maybe I missed the point about the bolts.  I am
> assuming that the bolts are perpendicular to the
> tubes, if they are to connect the two.  If so, are
> the bolts not in double shear?  It has been a long
> time since Mechanics 1 and Strength of Materials - I
> never thought I would use that stuff again :)
>

The connector bolts as I imagine them are in line with the tubes (on axis
in fact) and loaded in tension-compression.

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