The Mohr Circle

www.manufacturing.coo.ir

Given yy xx xy xy xy xy yy xx

Question is:
Compute the stress in xy

yy
y

xy xy xx

xx

xy y x yy

Derived in Class

yy xx xy xy yy

Draw Axes and (xx , -xy)

xy xy Shear xx

xx xy

Positive xx ,yy

Denoted X end. Absolute coordinates: (xx , -xy)

yy xx xy xy yy xy xy

Draw (yy , +xy)

xx Denoted Y end. Absolute coordinates: (yy , +xy)

xy yy

xx xy X

Positive xx ,yy

XY: The State of Stress

yy xx xy xy yy xy xy xx Y xy yy xx xy X

Positive xx ,yy

Mohrs Circle
yy xx xy xy yy xy xy xx xy Y xx yy xy X

Positive xx ,yy

Rotated Axes
yy xx xy xy yy
yy

xy xy

xx xy Y

yy
xy xy xx

xx
2

Positive xx ,yy

xx
xy xy

xy X

yy

Rotated Axes
yy

xx
xy xy

xy xy

xx

yy

xy yy xy Y
2

X xx Positive xx ,yy

Note that xy is now negative because X is above the x axis

 yy yy

Some points that you should be careful about

xy xy y xxy xx xx
Y xy X yy 2 xy xx

xx xy xy xy xy

yy yy

XY is tilted the Mohr Circle by an angle determined by xx , yy and xy .

XY is horizontal if and only if xy is 0. XY is vertical if and only if xx = yy.

XY is at an angle 2 to XY. (It may look from the picture that it is at an angle from the horizontal. That is a coincidence.)

Principal Stresses
yy xx xy xy yy xy xy What is this angle? xx xy Y
This angle is 2p. Where p is the angle at which principal stresses are achieved.

yy
yy xx xx
p

xx

Positive xx ,yy

xy X

yy

Some comments about principal stresses

yy xx xx

xy p

xx yy p

yy

xy X

Principal stresses occur when shear stresses vanish One of the principal stresses is the maximum stress possible The other principal stress is the minimum stress possible

www.manufacturing.coo.ir