Contact Stresses

"Bolt in Bearing" (aka Bearing Stresses)

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Bearing forces ( $F_{b}$ ) act on projected areas of the bolt.
$A_{b}^{c l e v i s} = d t_{c}$ for 1 & 3
$A_{b}^{f l a t b a r} = d t_{b}$ for 2

Average Bearing Stress

$σ_{b} = \frac{F_{b}}{A_{b}}$