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When the stresses are determined in an orthotropic material, then they are used to determine ____

(a) Strains

(b) Deformation

(c) Factor of safety

(d) Loads

The question was posed to me in an international level competition.

The origin of the question is Two Dimensional Problems in portion Two Dimensional Problems using Constant Strain Triangles of Finite Element Method

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Correct choice is (c) Factor of safety

The explanation: Factors of safety (FoS), is also known as safety factor (SF), is a term describing the load carrying capacity of a system beyond the expected or actual loads. Essentially, the factor of safety is how much stronger the system is than it needs to be for an intended load. After determining the stresses in orthotropic materials by using an appropriate failure theory we can find factor of safety.

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