Principal Plane Are The Plane Which Contains

Answer: D. No shear stress

Principal plane are the plane which contains no shear stress.

Solution

Principal planes develop principal stresses (Maximum and minimum normal stresses) only. The plane of principal stress does not develop any shear stress. It can easily be seen from Mohr’s circle for plane stress.

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