Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The principal plane of a stressed body is the plane where
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Choose the correct answer
A
normal and tangential stresses are maximum
B
there is no normal stress
C
there is no tangential stress
D
normal stress equals tangential stress
Correct Answer
C. there is no tangential stress
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On principal planes, shear stress is zero and normal stress is principal stress
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