A timber beam, 100 mm wide and 150 mm deep, supports a UDL over a span – McqOptions

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1.	A timber beam, 100 mm wide and 150 mm deep, supports a UDL over a span of 2 m. If the safe stresses are not to exceed 28 MPa in bending and 2 MPa in shear, the maximum load that the beam can support is
A.	16 kN/m
B.	20 kN/m
C.	24 kN/m
D.	28 kN/m
Answer» C. 24 kN/m

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