Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Discussion
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33.
In a simply supported wooden beam under uniformly distributed load, a hole has to be made in the breadthwise direction at mid-span to provide a pipeline. From structural strength point of view, it would be advisable to have the hole made at
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Ravikumar said:
9 years ago
At mid-depth, the stress zero.
Ashish said:
2 weeks ago
But at mid also shear stress is maximum, and so can cause holes to disturb shear flow, and the structure is unsafe.
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