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UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

A T-section is used as a simply supported beam with uniform loading. The maximum bending stress for a given load will occur at the

A top of the section

B C.G. of the section

C mid-point of the depth of section

D bottom of the section

ANS:D - bottom of the section

I think the answer should be "extreme fibre of web section" which is not enlisted here. Because bending stress is maximum at the extreme top fibre of web as well as extreme bottom fibre.