CONSOLIDATED STEEL CORPORATION 



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REDUCTION OF AREA FOR ONE RIVET HOLE 



IN SQUARE INCHES 



To be deducted from gross area of plates or shapes to obtain net area 



Diameter of Hole 



When holes are punched the diameter of the holes should be taken % inch greater than the 

 diameter of the rivet or bolt. 



For drilled holes the diameter may be taken only % inch greater than the diameter of the 

 rivet or bolt. 



