GATE Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

Maximum strain at the level of compression steel for a rectangular section having effective cover to compression steel as d' and neutral axis depth from compression face as xu is

A 0.0035 (1 - d'/xu)

B 0.002 (1 - d'/xu)

C 0.0035 (1 - xu/d')

D 0.002 (1 - xu/d')

ANS:A - 0.0035 (1 - d'/xu)

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