A Simply Supported Wood Beam (L = 5 M) with Rectangular

question 4

Multiple Choice

A simply supported wood beam (L = 5 m) with rectangular cross section (b = 200 mm, h = 280 mm) car- ries uniform load q = 6.5 kN/m includes the weight of the beam. The maximum flexural stress is approximately:

• A) 8.7 MPa
• B) 10.1 MPa
• C) 11.4 MPa
• D) 14.3 MPa

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