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Newmark's Influence Chart Method

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In a Newmark's chart for stress distribution, there are 10 concentric circles and 20 radial lines. The influence factor for the chart would be

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0.1

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0.05

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0.01

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0.005

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Solution

The correct option is D 0.005
Influence factor
$= \frac{1}{No.of concentric circles \times No.of radial lines}$
$= \frac{1}{10 \times 20} = 0.005$

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