Consider the singly reinforced beam shown in the figure below:   At cross-section XX, which of the following statements is TRUE at the limit state?

Consider the singly reinforced beam shown in the figure below:   At cross-section XX, which of the following statements is TRUE at the limit state? Correct Answer The variation of strain is linear and that of stress is non-linear

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Bassed on the first assumption of limit state method, the variation of strain is linear and the variation of stress diagram is parabolic i.e non-linear.

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