The figure shows two steel plates marked 1 and 2 on the right and left bolted onto a pair of splice plates. Each steel plate is connected to the splice plates by 4 bolts. The load on the two plates is P directed away from the splice plates

Two steel plates are connected by a pair of splice plates with eight bolts as shown. The ultimate strength of the bolts is 270 MPa. An axial tension load of P=480 kN is transmitted by the steel plates.

If a factor of safety of 1.6 with respect to failure by fracture is specified, determine the minimum acceptable diameter d for the bolts.