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What is the reasoning behind the statement "Faulting will occur along the plane where the shear stress is the highest".is this statement true?

I found this statement in " AnIn "An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure" Author(s): Seth Stein, authors Seth Stein and Michael Wysession

  made the statement: "Faulting will occur along the plane where the shear stress is the highest". However, no further clarification was given.

Please explain whether What are the implications of this statement is? Is the statement true or false.? What are the processes that cause faulting to occur along the plane of maximum shear stress?

"Faulting will occur along the plane where the shear stress is the highest".is this statement true

I found this statement in " An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure" Author(s): Seth Stein, Michael Wysession

  However no further clarification was given.

Please explain whether this statement is true or false.

What is the reasoning behind the statement "Faulting will occur along the plane where the shear stress is the highest"?

In "An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure", authors Seth Stein and Michael Wysession made the statement: "Faulting will occur along the plane where the shear stress is the highest". However, no further clarification was given. What are the implications of this statement? Is the statement true? What are the processes that cause faulting to occur along the plane of maximum shear stress?

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I found this statement in " An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure" Author(s): Seth Stein, Michael Wysession

However no further clarification was given.

Please explain whether this statement is true or false.

Please explain whether this statement is true or false.

I found this statement in " An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure" Author(s): Seth Stein, Michael Wysession

However no further clarification was given.

Please explain whether this statement is true or false.

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"Faulting will occur along the plane where the shear stress is the highest".is this statement true

Please explain whether this statement is true or false.