Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
A square element subjected to equal biaxial tensile stresses has shear stress on any inclined plane equal to
Strength of MaterialsStrength of MaterialsMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
the tensile stress
B
sum of tensile stresses
C
zero
D
half the sum
Correct Answer
C. zero
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Equal biaxial tension is a hydrostatic plane-stress state, so Mohr's circle radius is zero
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