At any point of a beam, the section modulus may be obtained by dividing the moment of inertia of 

the section by 

(A) Depth of the section 

(B) Depth of the neutral axis 

(C) Maximum tensile stress at the section 

(D) Maximum compressive stress at the section

1 Answer

Answer :

(B) Depth of the neutral axis 

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