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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