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A simply supported wooden beam 150 cm long and having a cross section 16 cm x 24 cm carries a concentrated load, at the centre. If the permissible stress ft = 75 kg/cm2 and fs = 10 kg/cm2 the safe load is

3025 kg
3050 kg
3075 kg
3100 kg.

Correct Answer: 3075 kg

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