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
one-half of the base
one-third of the base
one-fourth of the base
one-fifth of the base
one sixth of the base on either side of centroid.
Answer: Option
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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.

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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