A piece of material is subjected to three perpendicular stresses and…

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A piece of material is subjected to three perpendicular stresses and the strains in the three directions are in the ratio $3 : 4 : 5$. If Poisson's ratio is $0.286$, find the ratio of stresses and their values if the greatest stress is $60\text{ N/mm}^2$.

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