A specimen is subjected to a pure shear stress regime of intensity τ. The resulting tensile and compressive stresses σ, which occur on planes inclined at 45° to the direction of the shear stresses, would be

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$\frac{{\rm{\tau }}}{2}$

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τ

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$\sqrt 2 {\rm{\;\tau }}$

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$\frac{{\rm{\tau }}}{{\sqrt 2 }}$

1.	A specimen is subjected to a pure shear stress regime of intensity τ. The resulting tensile and compressive stresses σ, which occur on planes inclined at 45° to the direction of the shear stresses, would be
A.	τ
B.	\(\frac{{\rm{\tau }}}{2}\)
C.	\(\sqrt 2 {\rm{\;\tau }}\)
D.	\(\frac{{\rm{\tau }}}{{\sqrt 2 }}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{{\rm{\tau }}}{2}\)

A specimen is subjected to a pure shear stress regime of intensity τ. The resulting tensile and compressive stresses σ, which occur on planes inclined at 45° to the direction of the shear stresses, would be

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