UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

The cable for a prestressed concrete simply supported beam subjected to uniformly distributed load over the entire span should ideally be :

A placed at the centre of cross-section over the entire span

B placed at some eccentricity over the entire span

C varying linearly from the centre of cross-section at the ends to maximum eccentricity at the middle section

D parabolic with zero eccentricity at the ends and maximum eccentricity at the center of the span

ANS:D - parabolic with zero eccentricity at the ends and maximum eccentricity at the center of the span

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