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31.
A simply supported rectangular beam of span 'L' and depth 'd' carries a central load 'W' What ratio of maximum deflection to maximum bending stress is
L2/6Ed
L28Ed
L2/48Ed
L2/12Ed
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Umesh JIT said:   7 years ago
The Answer should be D.

Gokul said:   6 years ago
Max deflection = WL^3/48EI.
Max bending stress = My/I = (WL/4) x (d/2) /I.
Max defl/max bend stress = {WL^3/48EI}/{(WL/4) x (d/2) /I}.
= L^2/6Ed.

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