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A cylinder head of steam engine is held in position by M20 bolts................

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A cylinder head of steam engine is held in position by M20 bolts. The effective diameter of cylinder is 350 mm and the steam pressure is 0.75 N/mm2. If the bolts are not initially stressed, find the number of bolts required. Take working stress for bolt material as 20 N/mm2.

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