Along the principal plan subjected to maximum principal stress (A) Maximum shear stress acts (B) Minimum shear stress acts(C) No shear stress acts (D) None of these

Along the principal plan subjected to maximum principal stress
(A) Maximum shear stress acts
(B) Minimum shear stress acts
(C) No shear stress acts
(D) None of these
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(C) No shear stress acts
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