Consider the following statements
1. Experiments have shown that the distortion - energy theory gives an accurate prediction about failure of a ductile component than any other theory of failure
2. According to the distortion - energy theory the yield strength in shear is less than the yield strength in tension
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2