MohrsCircleforPlaneStress

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Theequationsforplanestresstransformationhaveagraphicalsolution,calledMohrscircle,which Membership
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Mohrscircleisplottedonacoordinatesystem:
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asintheillustrationbelow,withthecenterCofthecirclealwaysonthe:

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6.Thestressesonanarbitraryplanecanbedeterminedbytheir and coordinatesfromthe SlideChartAllunitsin
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regardingmaterialresponseisnormallynotasdistinctas+ vs. (tensionvs. thread...
compression).
7.Toplotthecircle,eitherusethecalculatedcenterCcoordinateandtheradiusR,ordirectlyplot
thestresscoordinatesfortwomutuallyperpendicularplanesanddrawthecirclethroughthetwo
points(AandBinillustrationabove)whichmustbediametricallyoppositeonthecircle.

SpecialCasesofMohrsCirclesforPlaneStress

Uniaxial
Tension

Uniaxial
Tension
 PureShear

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tension
compression:

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