THEORIES OF FAILURE: Maximum principal (or normal) stress theory (also known as Rankine’s theory), Maximum shear stress theory (also known as Guest’s or Tresca’s theory), Maximum principal (or normal) strain theory (also known as Saint Venant theory), Maximum strain energy theory (also known as Haigh’s theory), Maximum distortion energy theory (also known as Hencky and Von Mises theory)

THEORIES OF FAILURE UNDER STATIC LOADING It has already been discussed in the previous chapter that strength of machine members …

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