UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

A simply supported beam AB of span 'l' has a form cross-section throughout. It carries a central concentrated load W and another load which is uniformly distributed over the entire span, its total magnitude being W. The minimum deflection in the beam is

A

B

C

D

ANS:B -

Wl3/48EI and 5WL3/384EI.