Which of the following theories of failure is most appropriate for a brittle material?
(a) Maximum principal strain theory
(b) Maximum principal stress theory
(c) Maximum shear stress theory
(d) Maximum strain energy theory

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Answer :

(b) Maximum principal stress theory

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