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3.0 Mohr - S Circle (Plane Stress)
3.0 Mohr - S Circle (Plane Stress)
UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING
& TECHNOLOGY LAHORE
Mohr’s Circle for Plane Stress
Mohr’s circle is a graphical representation of the
transformation equations a popular method of stress
transformation for two reasons.
1. It allows us to visualize how the normal and shear stress
components vary with the angle of transformation.
2. Since, all relevant data can be obtained from Mohr’s
circle by trigonometry, it is not necessary to refer to the
transformation equations.
x y x y
(8) x cos 2 xy sin 2 (a)
2 2
x y
(10) xy sin 2 xy cos 2 (b)
2
By: Dr. Nauman KHURRAM Department of Civil Engineering, UET Lahore 2
squaring both sides of above equation and then adding the adding them
x y x y
2 2
x xy 2 xy 2 (c )
2 2
If the state of stress at a point is given with respect to the x-y
axis, then σx, σy, and τxy are known constants. Therefore, the
only variables in Eq. (c) are σx', and τx’y’. Eq. (c) can be written
more compactly as following
x y
2
R xy 2
2
x xy
2 2
R2 (d ) x y
2
Eq. (d) as the equation of a circle in the σx’- τx’y’ plane.
The radius of the circle is R, and its center has the
coordinates ( ,0).
By: Dr. Nauman KHURRAM Department of Civil Engineering, UET Lahore 3
Construction of Mohr’s circle
For a give state of stress as shown in Fig (a),
the Mohr’s Circle can be constructed as
follows.
1. Draw a set of axes, with the abscissa
representing the normal stress σ and the
ordinate representing the shear stress τ.
2. Plot the point labeled (x) with coordinates
(σx , -τxy) and the point labeled (y) with
coordinates (σx , τxy). The coordinates of
these points are the stresses acting on the
x- and y- faces on the element,
respectively.
3. Join the points (x) and (y) with a straight
line, and draw a circle with this line as its
diameter.
By: Dr. Nauman KHURRAM Department of Civil Engineering, UET Lahore 4
Sign convention for Mohr’s circle
+ve Shear
Plotted Up
-ve Shear
Plotted Down