Through a point in a loaded soil, the principal stress is maximum on (A) Minor principal plane (B) Intermediate principal plane (C) Major principal plane (D) None of these

Through a point in a loaded soil, the principal stress is maximum on
(A) Minor principal plane
(B) Intermediate principal plane
(C) Major principal plane
(D) None of these
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(C) Major principal plane
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