Batten provided for a compression member shall be designed to car

| Batten provided for a compression member shall be designed to carry a transverse shear equal to

A. 2.5% of axial force in the member

B. 5% of axial force in the member

C. 10% of axial force in the member

D. 20% of axial force in the member

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Right Answer is: A

SOLUTION

1. Batten provided for a compression member shall be designed to carry a transverse shear equal to 2.5 % of axial force in the member.

2. This transverse shear force (V) is shared by parallel plates of battens equally so, a transverse shear force on each batten plane is equal to V/N, where N is the number of parallel planes of the batten.