________ experience elongation when exposed to overloads.

________ experience elongation when exposed to overloads.

• A. Compression Members
• B. Tension Members
• C. Shear Members
• D. Dead Loads

Answer: (B)

Elongation happens when a member is stretched along its length by tensile forces. When a member carries overloads beyond its design tension, the material stretches, so its length increases. This behavior is characteristic of tension members, which deform primarily by axial stretch. In contrast, compression members tend to shorten or buckle under overloads, not elongate; shear members deform mainly by sliding faces and changing angles rather than length along their axis; dead loads are forces acting on the structure, not a type of member whose elongation is a defining behavior. So the statement correctly describes tension members experiencing elongation under overloads. If the load pushes the material beyond its elastic limit, some of that elongation can become permanent due to yielding.

Elongation happens when a member is stretched along its length by tensile forces. When a member carries overloads beyond its design tension, the material stretches, so its length increases. This behavior is characteristic of tension members, which deform primarily by axial stretch.

In contrast, compression members tend to shorten or buckle under overloads, not elongate; shear members deform mainly by sliding faces and changing angles rather than length along their axis; dead loads are forces acting on the structure, not a type of member whose elongation is a defining behavior. So the statement correctly describes tension members experiencing elongation under overloads. If the load pushes the material beyond its elastic limit, some of that elongation can become permanent due to yielding.