What shape is formed by the path traced by the tip of the resultant vector combining the normal and shear stress components on an inclined plane?

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17 Jan 2019
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The resultant of the normal and tangential (shear) stresses on variously inclined planes traces an elliptical path, representing the locus of the stress vector's endpoint.

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