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PROBLEMS (8.3 through 8.5) The states of stress at three points in a loaded body are represented
in Figs. P8.3 through P8.5. Determine for each point the normal and shearing stresses acting on the
indicated inclined plane. As was done in the derivations given in Sec. 8.2, use an approach based upon
the equilibrium equations applied to the wedge shaped element shown in each figure.

SOLUTION (8.3)
y

y’ τ x ' y ' ΔA
σ x ' ΔA
50 ΔA cos15o
15o x’
60 ΔA cos15 o
15o x
60 ΔA sin15o
80 ΔA sin15o

∑F x' = 0: σ x ' ΔA + 50 cos2 15o − 80ΔA sin 2 15o

− 2(60ΔA sin 15o cos15o ) = 0
σ x ' = −46.65 + 5.36 + 30 = −11.3 MPa

∑F y' = 0 : τ x ' y ' ΔA − 50ΔA sin 15o cos15o

− 80ΔA sin 15o cos15o − 60ΔA cos 2 15o
+ 60ΔA sin 2 15o = 0
τ x' y' = 12.5 + 20 + 55.98 − 4.02 = 84.5 MPa

SOLUTION (8.4)
x’
σ x ' ΔA
10 ΔA sin30o
τ x ' y ' ΔA
30o
y’ 10 ΔA cos30o
25 ΔA cos30o

∑F x' = 0 : σ x ' ΔA − 25ΔA cos 2 30 o

+ 2(10ΔA sin 30 o cos 30 o ) = 0
σ x ' = 18.75 − 8.66 = 10.09 ksi

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 ∑F y' = 0 : τ x ' y ' ΔA + 25ΔA cos 30o sin 30o
+ 10ΔA cos 2 30o − 10ΔA sin 2 30 o = 0
τ x ' y ' = −10.83 − 7.5 + 2.5 = −15.83 ksi

SOLUTION (8.5)

40 ΔA cos22.5o
10 ΔA cos22.5o y’
10 ΔA sin22.5o 22.5o τ x ' y ' ΔA
70 ΔA sin22.5 o
σ x ' ΔA
x’

∑F x' = 0 : σ x ' ΔA + 40ΔA cos 2 22.5o

− 70ΔA sin 2 22.5o − 2(10ΔA sin 22.5o cos 22.5o ) = 0
σ x ' = −34.14 + 10.25 + 7.07 = −16.8 MPa

∑F y' = 0 : − τ x ' y ' ΔA − 40ΔA sin 22.5o cos 22.5o

−70ΔA sin 22.5o cos 22.5o − 10ΔA cos 2 22.5o + 10ΔA sin 2 22.5o = 0
τ x ' y ' = 14.14 + 24.75 + 8.54 − 1.46 = 46 MPa

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