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MakcuM [25]
2 years ago
5

Which type of stress on rock is uniform in all directions?.

Geography
1 answer:
oee [108]2 years ago
6 0

Answer: Pressure

Explanation: One type of stress that we are all used to is a uniform stress, called pressure. A uniform stress is a stress wherein the forces act equally from all directions. In the Earth the pressure due to the weight of overlying rocks is a uniform stress, and is sometimes referred to as confining stress.

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