A triple riveted butt joint with double straps of unequal width is to be designed for a boiler shell. The pitch of the rivets in the outer row is double the pitch in the inner row and zig-zag riveting is proposed. Which of the following statement is correct?

There are four rivets per pitch length, all in double shear
There are four rivets per pitch length, out of which two are in single shear and two are in double shear
There are five rivets per pitch length, all in double shear
There are five rivets
✅ The correct answer is option D.

Mechanical efficiency of a centrifugal pump is the ratio of

energy available at the impeller to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover
actual workdone by the pump to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover
energy supplied to the pump to the energy available at the impeller
manometric head to the
✅ The correct answer is option A.