Maximum in‐plane shearing stress

• Maximum in‐plane shearing stress when dnt/d = 0

d nt
   x   y  cos 2  2 xy sin 2  0
d

Maximum Shear Stresses • Solving this for , we obtain 

Plane Stress tan 2  

 x  y  / 2

1
Will have two
roots 1 & 2
 xy tan 2 p

• Comparing the expression for p & , they are negative reciprocal
to each other
• 2p & 2 are 90 degrees apart, p & , are 45 degrees apart
• Plane of maximum in plane shear is 45 apart from the plane of principal
stresses

Maximum in‐plane shearing stress Maximum in‐plane shearing stress

• Using 1 or 2, max can be found out to be • For plane stress case, if p1 , p2 > 0, then min = 0
2 • If p1 and p2 are added, we get
  x  y 
 p , max       xy
2
Sum of the normal stresses on
 2   p1   p 2   x   y any two mutually orthogonal
plane is constant
• Some useful relations can be derived
 x  y    y 
2
• Substituting the value of  in expression for n
• Subtract p2 from p1  p1 ,  p 2    x    xy
2

2  2  x  y
 pin  plane   p1   p 2  / 2 n     avg Value of normal stress on max

2 shear plane

• For a 3‐D state of stress, there are three orthogonal planes on

which shear is zero, so the max shear in that case may be • So, on the plane of maximum shear, normal stress is not zero
 max   max   min  / 2

1
 y y
p2 p2 y
σyy
σy p2
σxx
x = p1
x
p1
p1
σx σx 45o x
xy 2=p2+45o y
z 1=p1+45o xy 45o
x
max
σy
P1 σavg
Maximum in‐plane = max
x
shearing stress σavg
σavg

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