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Consider the following two statements related to reinforced concrete design, and identify whether they are TRUE or FALSE:
I. Curtailment of bars in the flexural tension zone in beams reduces the shear strength at the cut-off locations.
II. When a rectangular column section is subject to biaxially eccentric compression, the neutral axis will be parallel to the resultant axis of bending.
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- Both statements I and II are TRUE
- Statement I is TRUE, and Statement II is FALSE
- Statement I is FALSE, and statement II is TRUE
- Both Statements I and II are FALSE.
Correct Option: B
Statement I is TRUE, and Statement II is FALSE