According to Rankine's theory, the failure occurs at a point in a member
A:
when the maximum shear stress in a bi-axial stress system reaches the shear stress at elastic limit in a simple tension test
B:
when the maximum principal stress in a bi-axial stress system reaches the elastic limit of the material in a simple tension test
C:
when the strain energy per unit volume in a bi-axial stress system reaches the strain energy at the elastic limit per unit volume as determined from a simple tension test
D:
when the maximum principal strain in a bi-axial stress system reaches the strain at the elastic limit as determined from a simple tension test
The endurance or fatigue limit is defined as the maximum value of the stress which a polished standard specimen can withstand without failure, for infinite number of cycles, when subjected to
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