GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2022 - Question 45

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Section: Solid Mechanics | Marks: 1

The shear stress due to a transverse shear force in a linear elastic isotropic beam of rectangular cross-section

  • A. varies linearly along the depth in the transverse direction of the beam
  • B. is zero at the neutral axis
  • C. is maximum at the neutral axis
  • D. remains constant along the depth in the transverse direction of the beam

Answer: C. is maximum at the neutral axis

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