2016_june Booklet A Part B Q52 📚 Structural Geology
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A material shows no visible fracture as long as the stress applied to it remains below its elastic limit (yield/fracture strength); beyond this limit, the material either yields plastically (ductile behaviour) or fractures (brittle behaviour).
At room temperature, granite behaves in a brittle manner and does have a finite strength — it is not infinitely strong, nor does it deform...

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