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What is the physical significance of hydrostatic stress tensor decomposition in rock mechanics?

It causes distortional strain and shear failure It causes pure volume change without changing rock element shape It represents the anisotropy of the rock mass It dictates the orientation of tensile fractures

Correct Answer:

It causes pure volume change without changing rock element shape

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