Depending upon the properties of a material, the failure envelope may (A) Be either straight or curved (B) Pass through the origin of stress (C) Intersect the shear stress axis (D) All the above

Depending upon the properties of a material, the failure envelope may
(A) Be either straight or curved
(B) Pass through the origin of stress
(C) Intersect the shear stress axis
(D) All the above
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(D) All the above
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