The transverse shear stress acting in a beam of rectangular cross-section, subjected to a transverse shear load, is ____________
A. variable with maximum at the bottom of the beam
B. Variable with maximum at the top of the beam
C. Uniform
D. Variable with maximum on the neutral axis
Answer:D
The transverse shear stress acting in a beam of rectangular cross-section, subjected to a transverse shear load, is ____________
A. variable with maximum at the bottom of the beam B. Variable with maximum at the top of the beam C. Uniform D. Variable with maximum on the neutral axis
Explanation: Maximum value of shear stress at neutral axis is τ = 3/2 τmean So, transverse shear stress is variable with a maximum in the neutral axis.