In the wood industries, inclined blocks of wood are sometimes used to determine the compression-shear strength of glued joints. Consider the pair of glued blocks A and B in Figure which are 38 mm deep in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper. Determine the shearing ultimate strength of the glue in MPa if a vertical force of 50 kN is required to cause rupture of the joint.

In the wood industries, inclined blocks of wood are sometimes used to determine the compression-shear strength of glued joints. Consider the pair of glued blocks A and B in Figure which are 38 mm deep in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper. Determine the shearing ultimate strength of the glue in MPa if a vertical force of 50 kN is required to cause rupture of the joint.