In a spherical dome the hoop stress due to a concentrated load at crown is (A) Compressive everywhere (B) Tensile everywhere (C) Partly compressive and partly tensile (D) Zero

In a spherical dome the hoop stress due to a concentrated load at crown is
(A) Compressive everywhere
(B) Tensile everywhere
(C) Partly compressive and partly tensile
(D) Zero
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Answer: Option B
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