Civil Engineering MCQJE Level Civil Engineering
In quality checking a civil-engineering calculation involving simultaneous limiting strains in concrete and steel, which rule applies? Avoid the common trap that neutral axis is outside the section.
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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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