Hi IN t.lltDElt FLA 



plat.-- to the h'.ri/'.iital leg* of the 

 s i* not :i .M.T if theoretical arcura 



. r >ci, tl ' where tlir first cover plate 



ange angle* have in them all the* utre** they ran 



carry. It iselear,tl that from Mor \\ith 



connecting tin- first COMT to th. flange angles parc<! to 



!u- flange stro u-nt, the flange angW 



.simply irjin.sini! tin- inrrm. -> t tin? finit cover 



plate and angles have all thr 



trees they uith ri\ftn spaced an Uf-r. 



the iii'T- i! ruts of flange stress from t<> 



muni flanp- >tnss are .simply tr:m-f-rn-l thrmiv:' 

 > and : to tin- M-nuul con- 



ug a covt-r plate to a flange an* generally spaced to 

 tak. tli. JIM n iiirut- of flange ttret<8 which occur from tin- 

 <>ml to tin- |'.iiit of maximum stress in the If n 



U- the numlHT of line- of rivet- e.m 

 the flange then 



Assuming l\\> >f rivets in th- *!ie pitrh 



meeting the first e<ver to the flange angles 



2x72i6x;>; 



~ - IRQ fioo -- m 9M lam is the maximum tliat may 



be used; th tl pitch wouM In- ma.le eonsiilerahly 



less an-1 usually a multij ! <>f \. i. <>r 1" an. I at tin- name 



time Mich a pitrh a> \\uill sta^ijer \\ell uith the r 



in the vertical leu> .f the flange angles. If the maximum 



