Question

When a beam of rectangular cross-section of width b and depth d, is subjected to a shear force F, the maximum shear stress induced will be

a.

F/bh

b.

3F/2bh

c.

2F/bh

d.

4F/bh

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Answer: (b).3F/2bh

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