A machine punching 38 mm holes in 32 mm thick plate requires 7 N-m of energy per sq. mm of sheared area, find the maximum shear force required.
(a) 26.7 kN
(b) 53.4 kN
(c) 13.35 kN
(d) 106.8 kN
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Asked question is from Flywheel in a Punching Press in section Turning Moment Diagrams and Flywheel of Machine Dynamics