Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering

Block shear failure in a tension member involves:

Steel StructuresTheory of Structures and DesignHARD

Choose the correct answer

A

only local buckling of outstanding leg

B

tension on one plane and shear on another connected plane

C

pure compression only

D

only weld throat crushing

Correct Answer

B. tension on one plane and shear on another connected plane

Why is this the answer?

Block shear is a combined rupture/yielding mode along a block bounded by tension and shear planes near the connection.

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