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Plane of Maximum Shear Stress

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If a small concrete cube is submerged deep in still water in such a way that the pressure exerted on all faces of the cube is p, then the maximum shear stress developed inside the cube is

A

0

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\frac{p}{2}

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p

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D

2p

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Solution

The correct option is A 0
This is a case of spherical stress condition hence shear stress on all planes = 0

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