GATE CE 2023 Set 2 — Question 27
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(A) Excessive shear reinforcement can lead to compression failure in concrete; (B) Beams without shear reinforcement, even if adequately designed for flexure, can have brittle failure; (D) As per IS456:2000, the nominal shear stress in the beams of varying depth depends on both the design shear force as well as the design bending moment
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