In a simple bending theory, one of the assumption is that the plane sections before bending remain plane after bending. This assumption means that a. stress is uniform throughout the beam b. strain is uniform throughout the beam c. stress is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis d. strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis

In a simple bending theory, one of the assumption is that the plane sections before  bending remain plane after bending. This assumption means that
a. stress is uniform throughout the beam
b. strain is uniform throughout the beam
c. stress is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
d. strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
by

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d. strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
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