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1.

Which of following statement is correct?

A. elastic buckling stress may be decreased by using longitudinal stiffeners
B. elastic buckling stress may be decreased by using intermediate stiffeners
C. elastic buckling stress may be increased by using intermediate transverse stiffeners
D. elastic buckling stress is not affected by intermediate or longitudinal stiffeners
Answer» D. elastic buckling stress is not affected by intermediate or longitudinal stiffeners
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2.

The elastic buckling stress for thin flat plate of length L, depth d and thickness t simply supported along four edges and loaded by bending stress distribution is given by

A. f<sub>cr</sub> = <sup>2</sup>E/k[12(1- <sup>2</sup>)(d/t)<sup>2</sup>].
B. f<sub>cr</sub> = <sup>2</sup>E/k[12(1+ <sup>2</sup>)(d/t)<sup>2</sup>].
C. f<sub>cr</sub> = k <sup>2</sup>E/[12(1+ <sup>2</sup>)(d/t)<sup>2</sup>].
D. f<sub>cr</sub> = k <sup>2</sup>E/[12(1- <sup>2</sup>)(d/t)<sup>2</sup>].
Answer» E.
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