Steel Structure Design - Engineering

Q1:

The load on a lintel is assumed as uniformly distributed if the height of the masonry above it, is upto a height of

A the effective span

B 1.25 times the effective span

C 1.50 times the effective span

D 2.0 times the effective span

E 2.5 times the effective span.

ANS:B - 1.25 times the effective span

Load distribution is actually triangular distribution and not uniform distribution.