Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
For an element subjected to pure shear, the principal planes are inclined to the original shear planes by:
Strength of MaterialsPure Shear PlanesMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
45 degrees
B
15 degrees
C
30 degrees
D
90 degrees
Correct Answer
A. 45 degrees
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Pure shear produces principal tensile and compressive stresses on planes at 45 degrees to the planes of shear.
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