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Attach the carbon fiber and foam aerobody to the metal chassis using two clamp fasteners (two bolts for one clamp). Assuming that other external loads are insignificant to the vehicle weight, determine the minimum amount of fasteners needed to support the gravitational load. Say the aerobody weighs 100 kg (which includes a safety factor of x2) - the fasteners must support 980 N of gravitational load. Because of how the fasteners are set up in the vehicle, the joint is primarily considered shear, where the load is perpendicular to the bolt axis.

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