When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (σ) in one plane, the maximum shear stress is __________ the maximum normal stress.
A. Equal to
B. One-half
C. Two-third
D. Twice
Answer: Option B
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A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
A. $$\frac{{{\text{w}}l}}{6}$$
B. $$\frac{{{\text{w}}l}}{3}$$
C. $${\text{w}}l$$
D. $$\frac{{2{\text{w}}l}}{3}$$
The columns whose slenderness ratio is less than 80, are known as
A. Short columns
B. Long columns
C. Weak columns
D. Medium columns
Why one half?
Shear(max) = sigma/2
Direct (max) = sigma