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Stress component on planes of a loaded soil mass depends upon ____________

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Stress component on planes of a loaded soil mass depends upon ____________

(a) Stress acting on plane

(b) Direction of plane

(c) Shearing resistance

(d) All of the mentioned

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This interesting question is from Mohrs Stress Circle in section Shear Strength of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct answer is (b) Direction of plane

The explanation: Through a point in a loaded soil mass, innumerable planes passes and stress component on each plane depends upon the direction of the plane.

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