Question

A body is subjected to a tensile stress of 1200 MPa on one plane and another tensile stress of 600 MPa on a plane at right angles to the former. It is also subjected to a shear stress of 400 MPa on the same planes. The maximum normal stress will be

a.

400 MPa

b.

500 MPa

c.

900 MPa

d.

1400 MPa

Answer: (d).1400 MPa

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