Question

For very short compression member

(a) failure stress will be greater than yield stress

(b) failure stress will be less than yield stress

(c) failure stress will equal yield stress

(d) failure stress will be  twice the yield stress

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This key question is from Behaviour of Compression Members & Types of Sections in section Design of Compression Members of Design of Steel Structures

Answer 1

The correct choice is (c) failure stress will equal yield stress

Explanation: For very short compression members, the failure stress will the equal yield stress and no buckling will occur.