what is meant by point of contraflexure?

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what is meant by point of contraflexure?..

Answer / dhanaji

at which bending
moment changes its
sign and bending
moment becomes zero

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what is meant by point of contraflexure?..

Answer / nikitha

It is the point where the bending moment changes its sign i.e from positive to negative.

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what is meant by point of contraflexure?..

Answer / itishree

It is the point where the bending moment changes its sign i.e from positive to negative.
means shearforce is maximum and bending moment is zero

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