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The auxiliary plane in the hydrostatic axis can also be called as ___________

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The auxiliary plane in the hydrostatic axis can also be called as ___________

(a) Failure plane

(b) Octahedral plane

(c) Deviatoric plane

(d) Principal plane

I had been asked this question in my homework.

Query is from The Mohr topic in division Failure Envelopes & Earth Pressure of Geotechnical Engineering II

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The correct choice is (c) Deviatoric plane

Easiest explanation: Since all the points in the auxiliary plane represent deviatorial state of stress, the plane is also called the deviatoric plane.

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