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← ScienceWhich consequence results when increased compressive stress exceeds rock's Hugoniot elastic limit?
A)Complete failure brittle fracture event✓
B)Increased thermal expansion overall
C)Elastic deformation returns completely
D)Increased longitudinal Poisson's ratio
💡 Explanation
Shock Hugoniot describes material response to intense impact; exceeding the elastic limit causes complete failure because the increased compressive stress activates brittle fracture mechanism therefore catastrophic rock destruction occurs rather than thermal or elastic changes.
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