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Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 14 (Q.No. 23)
23.
With a vertical point load on the surface when considering the vertical plane passing through the load, the stress gets reduced by 52.3% at a depth of
0.25 of unit length
0.5 of unit length
0.75 of unit length
1 of unit length
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Rahul verma said:   2 years ago
Yes, I agree, option D is correct,

Option C will be correct for a 16 per cent reduction.
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Priyanka said:   4 years ago
I think D is the correct answer.

Swasan Toshin said:   6 years ago
How to calculate this?

Naveen said:   7 years ago
Option D 16% is 0.75 unit length.
52.3% is 1 length.

Umesh H A said:   7 years ago
Stress is inversely proportional to depth.

SANDEEP said:   8 years ago
Answer is option {D}.

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