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Mohr's Circle for Stress

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The state of stress represented by Mohr's circle shown in the figure is

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Uniaxial tension

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Biaxial tension of equal magnitude

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hydrostatic stress

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D

Pure shear

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Solution

The correct option is D Pure shear
In case of pure shear state of stress condition, the centre of Mohr's circle lies at origin. Also in this case, the principal stresses are equal to maximum shear stress.

Hence, option (d) is correct.

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