A simply supported steel beam of length L 5 1.5 m and rectangular cross section (h 5 75 mm, b 5 20 mm) carries a uniform load of q 5 48 kN/m that includes its own weight. The maximum transverse shear stress on the cross section at 0.25 m from the left support is approximately:

(A) 20 MPa

(B) 24 MPa

(C) 30 MPa

(D) 36 MPa


(B) 24 MPa

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