A simply supported wooden beam 150 cm long and having a cross section 16 cm × 24 cm carries a
concentrated load, at the centre. If the permissible stress ft = 75 kg/cm2
and fs= 10 kg/cm2
the safe
load is
(A) 3025 kg
(B) 3050 kg
(C) 3075 kg
(D) 3100 kg