Mohr's Circle for

2-D plane stress

Functions for Calculating and Drawing Mohr's Circles

note: this figure shows NEGATIVE shear

stresses on the x faces and POSITIVE
shear stresses on the y faces - because
CLOCKWISE IS POSITIVE.

2-D only - Mohr's Circle - Plane Stress

p1 226.245

p2 96.245

max2D 161.245

100

100

100

200

Enter 2-D
stresses here:

100

x 75
y 205
xy 80 cw on the x face

3-D Mohr's Circle for 2-D Plane Stress

3 96.245

2 0
226.245
1

100

max 161.245

100

100

100

200

x 75

y 205

xy 80 cw
2D plane stress values:

2D Principals

2D Max Shear

p1 226.245

p2 96.245

max2D 161.245
100

3D Principals

3D Max Shear

3 96.245

2 0
226.245
1
x 75

y 205

max 161.245

100

xy 80 ccw 2D plane stress values:

2D Principals
p1 243.078

2D Max Shear
p2 36.922

max2D 103.078

3D Principals

100

3D Max Shear

3 0

2 36.922
243.078
1

max 121.539

100

x 75

y 205

xy 180 2D plane stress values:

2D Max Shear

2D Principals
p1 331.377

p2 51.377

max2D 191.377

200

100

3D Max Shear

3D Principals

3 51.377

2 0
331.377
1

max 191.377
100

200

x 0

y 205

xy 180 cw

2D Max Shear

2D Principals
p1 309.638

2D plane stress values:

p2 104.638

3D Principals

3 104.638

0
2

309.638
1

max2D 207.138
3D Max Shear

200

100

max 207.138
100
200