0 0 votes The principal stresses at a point in a critical section of a machine component are $\sigma _{1}=60$ MPa, $\sigma _{2}=5$ MPa and $\sigma _{3}=-40$ MPa. For the material of the component, the tensile yield strength is $\sigma _{y}=200$ MPa. According to the maximum shear stress theory, the factor of safety is $1.67$ $2.00$ $3.60$ $4.00$ Applied Mechanics and Design gateme-2017-set2 applied-mechanics-and-design mechanics-of-materials stress-strain + – ♦Arjun 323 views answer comment Share Follow Add Sync Questions 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.