What Causes a Beam to Break and Fall Between Its

question 8

Multiple Choice

What causes a beam to break and fall between its supporting posts?

• A) compression
• B) vertical shear
• C) deflection
• D) horizontal shear

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Definitions:

P-value

The chance of encountering outcomes in a test that are as extreme or exceed the observed findings, given that the null hypothesis holds.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data that is used in hypothesis testing to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.

P-values

Measures that help determine the significance of results obtained in statistical hypothesis testing, indicating the probability of observing results if the null hypothesis were true.

Levels Of Significance

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines the probability at which the null hypothesis is rejected, often denoted by alpha.