Bars of square and circular cross-section with 0.5 m length are made of a material withshear strength of 20 MPa. The square bar cross-section dimension is 4 cm × 4 cm and thecylindrical bar cross-section diameter is 4 cm. The specimens are loaded as shown in thefigure.Which specimen(s) will fail due to the applied load as per maximum shear stress theory?

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Correct Answer is :  None of the specimens

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