Effect of Variation in Diameter and Pitch of Rivets on Compressive Strength of Panels with Z-section Stiffeners : Panels that Fail by Local Buckling and Have Various Values of Width-to-thickness Ratio for the Webs of the Stiffeners
This is a 1948 NASA technical report, issued by the NACA for aeronautical structures engineers, on how rivet diameter and spacing affect the compressive strength of aircraft panels reinforced with Z-section stiffeners. Its pictures are engineering graphs of strength against stiffener proportions, a dimensioned cross-section drawing of a riveted stiffened panel, and a photograph of stepped test panels, giving a designer clear, technical imagery of stiffened sheet metal structure.
