GATE_AE_2027_MOCK_03_Q62
GATE 2027 Aerospace Engineering All-India Master Mock 03 (Flight Dynamics, Controls & Space Trajectories)
MCQ · 2 Marks
Aerospace Structures • Thin-Walled Structures • Tension Field Beams & Wagner Beams
In a Wagner tension field beam, thin web panels under post-buckling shear load carry the applied shear primarily by:
(A) Diagonal tensile membrane stresses
(B) Diagonal compressive bending stresses
(C) Hydrostatic pressure
(D) Out-of-plane torsional shear only
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Verified Solution
### Solution: After a thin web buckles in shear, it loses compressive load capability and develops a diagonal tension field that resists further shear through membrane tension. Correct: A.