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The shear force of a simply supported beam carrying a central point load changes sign at its midpoint.


A. Correct
B. Incorrect

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A beam of uniform strength has


A. same cross-section throughout the beam
B. same bending stress at every section
C. same bending moment at every section
D. same shear stress at every section


In a simple bending theory, one of the assumption is that the material of the beam is isotropic. This assumption means that the


A. normal stress remains constant in all directions
B. normal stress varies linearly in the material
C. elastic constants are same in all the directions
D. elastic constants varies linearly in the material