8MPa

Example 2:
For the given stress state of plane stress, (a) sketch Mohr’s 4 MPa
circle of stress, using the Mohr’s circle determine (b) the
principal stresses (c) the maximum in plane shear stress and the y
normal stresses on the planes of maximum shear. Show these 12 MPa
on a sketch of a properly oriented stress element.
x

(a) Mohr’s circle

σave (σx, τxy)=(12,-4)

R σ
(σy, -τxy)=(-8,4) σx +σ y
σ ave
= = 2 MPa
2
τ
 σ x −σ y
2

=R  =+ τ xy 2 10.77 MPa
 2 
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(b) Principal stresses σp1, σp2
(maximum and minimum normal stresses) 4 MPa

find the angle between x and p1

y 12 MPa
(12,-4)
σave σx- σave x
4MPa
2θp1x
(σp2,0) R (σp1,0) σ
(-8,4) y p2

τ
σ p1= σ ave + R= 12.77 MPa
σ p2 =σ ave − R =−8.77 MPa x
θp1x
−1  4 
2θ p1x =
tan   21.8
12.77
 10 
p1
8.77
sketch of a properly oriented stress element
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(c) Maximum in plane shear stress
4 MPa
τ
find the angle between x and s1
y 12 MPa
(12,-4)
σave x

R
2θs1x σ
(-8,4) y s2
(τmax,σs)
σ s σ=
= ave 2MPa
x
τ max= R= 10.77 MPa θs1x
θ s1x 2θ p1x + 90
2= 2MPa
s1
2MPa
sketch of a properly oriented stress element
 p2

Three dimensional Mohr’s circle σ2

Assume we know the principal stresses: σ1

p1
σ3

p3

τ σ2
τabs max?
p3-p2

p2-p1
p1-p3
σ
τabsmax= (σ1- σ3)/2 σ3

What do we do if we do
not know the principal
σ1
stresses
Example 3: For the given stress
state (a) Sketch Mohr’s circle for
three dimensional stresses (b) z
determine the absolute maximum
shear stress.
60MPa

x 100MPa y
40MPa

60MPa

40 MPa

y 100 MPa
Plane stress
x
(a) Sketch Mohr’s circle for three dimensional stresses

60MPa

x 100MPa y

τ 40MPa

(-100,-40) σc

(0,0)
σ3 R σ2 σ 1= σ z σ

(-60,40) σx +σ y
σ ave = = −80 MPa
2
principal stresses
 σ x −σ y
2

=R  =+ τ xy 2 44.721MPa
 2 
(a) Find the absolute maximum shear stress

60MPa

x 100MPa y
40MPa

σ1 = 0
τ
σ2 = σ ave + R =−35.279 MPa
(-100,-40) σ3 = σ ave − R =−124.72 MPa

(0,0)
σ3 σc σ2 σ1 σ

(-60,40)
 Example 4: For the given stress y
state (a) Sketch Mohr’s circle for 40MPa
three dimensional stresses (b)
determine the absolute maximum
shear stress.

z 20MPa x
σc τ 30MPa
plane stress?

(0,-30)

(a)
σ3 σ2 σ1= σz=20MPa σ
(-40,30) R
σx +σ y
σ ave = = −20 MPa
2
 σ x −σ y
2

=R  =+ τ xy 2 36.056 MPa
principal stresses  2 
(b) determine the absolute
maximum shear stress. σx +σ y
σ ave = = −20 MPa
2
 σ x −σ y
2

=R  =+ τ xy 2 36.056 MPa
 2 

σc τ
σ 1 = 20MPa
σ 2= σ ave + R= 16.056MPa
(0,-30) σ3 = σ ave − R =−56.056 MPa

σ3 σ2 σ1= σz=20MPa σ
(-40,30) R