Q. Indian standards recommend that for a splice plate, rivets or bolts carrying calculated shear stress through a packing greater than 6 mm thick should be increased above the number required by normal calculations by ?

• (A) 1.5% for each 1 mm thickness of packing
• (B) 2.5% for each 1 mm thickness of packing
• (C) 1.5% for each 2 mm thickness of packing
• (D) 2.5% for each 2 mm thickness of packing