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Which consequence results when shear stress exceeds web design strength in steel I-beams?

A)Buckling of the web occurs
B)Tension flange yielding initiates
C)Compression flange fractures propagate
D)Rebar corrosion accelerates rapidly

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Web buckling occurs because the high shear stress causes a sudden instability, called shear buckling. This is the mechanism causing the web to deform, therefore the web buckles along the compression axis, rather than a flange yielding which deals with bending.

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