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Which of the following stresses does not have any influence on strength of a material?

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Which of the following stresses does not have any influence on strength of a material?

(a) Major principal stress

(b) Minor principal stress

(c) Intermediate principal stress

(d) Shearing stress

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My question is taken from Mohr topic in division Shear Strength of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct answer is (c) Intermediate principal stress

The explanation: When a material is subjected to three dimensional stresses, the intermediate principal stress does not have any influence on the strength of material.

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