Factor of safety for steel should be based on its yield stress or its ultimate stress and factor of safety for concrete should be based on its ultimate stress or its yield stress?

Answer Posted / mayank jain


Factor of safety
for steel :-based on its yield stress
concrete :- based on its ultimate stress

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