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GATE 2024 CE (CE2) – Question 21

Concrete Structures · Working stress and limit state design concepts · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The structural design method that DOES NOT take into account the safety factors on the design loads is

  1. working stress method.
  2. load factor method.
  3. ultimate load method.
  4. limit state method.

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Correct answer: (A) working stress method.

Explanation

The working stress method compares the stresses under the working (service) loads with permissible stresses (the safety is built into the permissible stresses). The load factor, ultimate load and limit state methods multiply the loads by load factors.