Strength of Materials - Engineering

Q1:

A body is subjected to a tensile stress of 1200 MPa on one plane and another tensile stress of 600 MPa on a plane at right angles to the former. It is also subjected to a shear stress of 400 MPa on the same planes. The maximum shear stress will be

A 400 MPa

B 500 MPa

C 900 MPa

D 1400 MPa

ANS:B - 500 MPa

Explanation: No answer description is available.