GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2023 - Question 56

Section: Solid Mechanics | Marks: 2

The figure shows a column of rectangular cross section 100 mm × 80 mm. It carries a load of 60 kN at a point 30 mm from the edge 𝑃𝑄. The values of stress component 𝜎𝑧𝑧 on surfaces 𝑃𝑄𝑄′𝑃′ and 𝑆𝑅𝑅′𝑆′, at points far away from both ends of the column, are respectively

• A. 18.75 N/mm2 (Compressive) and 3.75 N/mm2 (Tensile)
• B. 18.75 N/mm2 (Compressive) and 3.75 N/mm2 (Compressive)
• C. 13.13 N/mm2 (Compressive) and 1.88 N/mm2 (Tensile)
• D. 13.13 N/mm2 (Compressive) and 1.88 N/mm2 (Compressive)

Answer: D. 13.13 N/mm2 (Compressive) and 1.88 N/mm2 (Compressive)