Civil Engineering - Strength of Materials - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Strength of Materials - Section 1 (Q.No. 39)
39.
The range within which a load can be applied on a rectangular column, to avoid any tensile stress, is
Discussion:
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Jwala said:
9 years ago
Overall kern zone lies in one-third dimension for square and rectangle so d/6 or b/6 on every side on center.
Ramanareddy said:
9 years ago
e < d/6 = there is no tension failure.
Dalisha said:
9 years ago
I think it should be E.
Samm said:
9 years ago
Agree with you @Dhawal.
E is the answer.
E is the answer.
Subhankar said:
9 years ago
Why 1/6? It should be 1/3.
Krishna said:
9 years ago
1/6th of base from the centroidal axis is the correct answer.
Jayapal said:
9 years ago
The correct answer is 1/6th of the base.
Ajaychelkar512 said:
10 years ago
Yes. 1/6th is the correct answer.
Ajinkya said:
10 years ago
1/6 is correct answer. It is core of section.
DHAWAL KALRA said:
1 decade ago
Correct option is E. As it forms the rhombus as given area, 1/3 can be the answer if we take whole among the base.
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