Directions: The following 12 (Twelve) items consist of two statements: one labeled as the ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are to example these two statements carefully and select the answer to these items using the codes given below:
Assertion (A) : Uni axial stress normally gives rise to triaxial strain.
Reason (R) : Magnitude of strains in the per – pendicular directions of applied stress is smaller than that in the direction of applied stress.