Question

If a cantilever beam is subjected to an upward point load at the free end, the nature of the stresses developed will be:

• A. tensile above as well as below the neutral axis of the beam cross-section
• B. compressive below as well as above the neutral axis of the beam cross-section
• C. tensile above the neutral axis and compressive below the neutral axis of the beam cross-section
• D. compressive above the neutral axis and tensile below the neutral axis of the beam cross-section

Answer 1

Answer: (D)