Civil Engineering MCQJE Level Civil Engineering
Factor of safety is defined as the ratio of
Strength of MaterialsStrength of MaterialsMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
ultimate stress to working stress
B
working stress to ultimate stress
C
breaking stress to ultimate stress
D
ultimate stress to breaking stress
Correct Answer
A. ultimate stress to working stress
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Factor of safety = ultimate (or yield) stress / working (permissible) stress.
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This MCQ belongs to WBPSC JE (Civil) Previous Years Questions Series. Full tests include timed attempts, rank comparison and subject-wise analysis.