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Mechanical Engineering · Q449

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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 449

Q449

According to Rankine's theory, the failure occurs at a point in a member

A.
When the maximum shear stress in a biaxial stress system reaches the shear stress at elastic limit in a simple tension test
B.
When the maximum principal stress in a biaxial stress system reaches the elastic limit of the material in a simple tension test
Answer
C.
When the strain energy per unit volume in a biaxial stress system reaches the strain energy at the elastic limit per unit volume as determined from a simple tension test
D.
When the maximum principal strain in a biaxial stress system reaches the strain at the elastic limit as determined from a simple tension test

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
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