Most rock samples tested by the unconfined compression test fail:

a. along horizontal planes perpendicular to the maximum principal stress
b. along planes inclined at an angle to the maximum principal stress
c. along vertical planes parallel to the direction of maximum principal stress
d. along vertical planes perpendicular to the direction of maximum principal stress


b

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