Civil Engineering MCQJE Level Civil Engineering
A candidate is comparing options for Balanced Section. Which line correctly handles simultaneous limiting strains in concrete and steel? Avoid the common trap that steel stress is zero at collapse.
RCCBalanced SectionMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
tension concrete carries the design moment
B
neutral axis is outside the section
C
concrete reaches limiting compression strain as steel reaches yield strain
D
steel stress is zero at collapse
Correct Answer
C. concrete reaches limiting compression strain as steel reaches yield strain
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