Consider the below statements with respect to plate girders and identify the correct answer.
Statement A: The intermediate transverse stiffener increases the buckling resistance of the web caused by shear.
Statement B: When the computed shear stress in the web of a plate girder is less than the critical shear stress, intermediate stiffeners are theoretically not required.
1
Statement B is correct and A is incorrect.
2
Both statements are correct.
3
Both statements are incorrect.
4
Statement A is correct and B is incorrect.