The maximum value of hoop compression in a dome is given by
(A) wR / 4d
(B) wR/2d
(C) wR/d
(D) 2wR/d
Where, w = load per unit area of surface of dome R = radius of curvature d = thickness of dome

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Answer :

(B) wR/2d

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