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Mohr's Circle For Plane Stress: P4 Stress and Strain Dr. A.B. Zavatsky
Mohr's Circle For Plane Stress: P4 Stress and Strain Dr. A.B. Zavatsky
Lecture 6
Mohrs Circle for Plane Stress
Transformation equations for plane stress.
Procedure for constructing Mohrs circle.
Stresses on an inclined element.
Principal stresses and maximum shear stresses.
Introduction to the stress tensor.
y1
yx
y1x1
xy
y
x
x1
xy
x1y1
yx
x1 =
x1 y1 =
x y
2
(
x y )
sin 2
2
x1
x1
x + y
x1y1
x
y1x1
y1
cos 2 + xy sin 2
+ xy cos 2
If we vary from 0 to 360, we will get all possible values of x1 and x1y1
for a given stress state. It would be useful to represent x1 and x1y1 as
functions of in graphical form.
2
x1
x + y
2
x1 y1 =
x y
2
cos 2 + xy sin 2
(
x y )
sin 2
+ xy cos 2
x1
x + y
2
x y
+ x1 y12 =
+ xy 2
avg =
x + y
2
R=
x y
+ xy 2
3
( x1
avg ) 2 + x1 y12 = R 2
which is the equation for a circle with centre (avg,0) and radius R.
This circle is usually referred to as
Mohrs circle, after the German civil
engineer Otto Mohr (1835-1918). He
developed the graphical technique for
drawing the circle in 1882.
The construction of Mohrs circle is
one of the few graphical techniques
still used in engineering. It provides
a simple and clear picture of an
otherwise complicated analysis.
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( x1
y
y1x1
x1y1
x1
x1
x1
x1y1
avg ) 2 + x1 y12 = R 2
2
avg
x1
R
y1x1
y1
x1y1
4.
5.
6.
yx
xy
B (=90)
xy
-xy
A
yx
x1
c
R
xy
A (=0)
avg
x1y1
x
7
2.
3.
4.
B
y1
xy
2+180
E (+90)
A
yx
-x1y1
x1
c
D ()
R
y1
y1
A (=0)
y
y1x1
x1y1
x1
x1
x1
x1
x1y1
xy
B (=90)
x1y1
yx
x1y1
y1x1
y1
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Principal Stresses
yx
xy
B (=90)
A
yx
x1
xy
2p2
2p1
y
2
A (=0)
P2
p2
P1
p1
x1y1
2
10
yx
xy
B (=90)
min
xy
yx
2s
x1
c
max
A (=0)
s
x1y1
max
max
s
max
max
s
11
x + y
2
80 + 50
= 15
2
1,2 = c R
1,2 = 15 69.6
R = 65 2 + 25 2 = 69.6
1 = 54.6 MPa
2 = 84.6 MPa
A (=0)
1
c
50 MPa
B (=90)
y
80 MPa
80 MPa
max
25 MPa
50 MPa
12
50 MPa
25
= 0.3846
80 15
2 2 = 21.0
tan 2 2 =
y
80 MPa
80 MPa
1 = 100.5 2 = 10.5
25 MPa
50 MPa
A (=0)
22
54.6 MPa
21
o
100.5
84.6 MPa
B (=90)
84.6 MPa
10.5o
54.6 MPa
13
50 MPa
2 2 = 21.0
2 s min = (90 21.0) = 69.0
y
80 MPa
s min = 34.5
80 MPa
min
25 MPa
50 MPa
A (=0)
15 MPa
15 MPa
22
2smin
2smax
55.5
B (=90)
-34.5o
x
15 MPa
max
2 2 = 21.0
2 s max = 21.0 + 90 = 111.0
15 MPa
69.6 MPa
s max = 55.5
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C ( = -30)
y
80 MPa
80 MPa
-60
A (=0)
25 MPa
x1 = c R cos(22+60)
y1 = c + R cos(22+60)
x1y1= -R sin (22+60)
x1 = -26
y1 = -4
x1y1= -69
50 MPa
y1
y
25.8 MPa
22
4.15 MPa
B (=90)
D
-60+180
x
-30
25.8 MPa
4.15 MPa
C
68.8 MPa
D ( = -30+90)
x1
= -30
2 = -60
15
A (=0)
B (=90)
1 and 3
1 and 2
2 and 3
16
3
1
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xy
y
x
xy
yx
A
yx
x1
2
max(1,2) = 1
x1y1
2
3 2
max(2,3) = 2
=
2
2
1 3 1
=
=
overall maximum max(1,3)
2
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yy
yx
yz
xy
zy
xx
zx xz
zz
z
yy
xx x
xx xy xz
yx yy yz
zx
zy
zz
From our analyses so far, we know that for a given stress system,
it is possible to find a set of three principal stresses. We also know
that if the principal stresses are acting, the shear stresses must be
zero. In terms of the stress tensor,
xx xy xz
yx yy yz
zx zy zz
0
1 0
0 2 0
0
In mathematical terms, this is the process of matrix diagonalization in which the eigenvalues of the original matrix are just the
principal stresses.
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y
80 MPa
80 MPa
25 MPa
50 MPa
x xy 80 25
=
M =
yx y 25 50
We must find the eigenvalues of
this matrix.
80 25
= 0
det
50
25
(80 )(50 ) (25)(25) = 0
2 + 30 4625 = 0
= 84.6, 54.6
80 25 x 0
=
50 y 0
25
25 x 0
80 54.6
=
50 54.6 y 0
25
134.6 25 x 0
=
4.64 y 0
25
x = 0.186 y
0.186
is one eigenvector.
1
22
80 25 x 0
=
50 y 0
25
25
80 (84.6)
x 0
=
25
50 (84.6) y 0
4.6 25 x 0
=
25 134.6 y 0
x = 5.388 y
5.388 is the other eigenvector.
Before finding the angles at which the principal stresses act, we can
check to see if the eigenvectors are correct.
0
54.6
D =
84.6
0
0.186 5.388
C =
1
1
80 25
M =
25 50
D = C 1M C
C 1 =
1
where A = matrix of co - factors
AT
det C
0.179 0.967
C =
0.179 0.033
23
0
0.179 0.967 80 25 0.186 5.388 54.6
=
D =
1 0
84.6
0.179 0.033 25 50 1
To find the angles, we must calculate the unit eigenvectors:
0.186 0.183
1 0.983
5.388 0.938
1 0.183
And then assemble them into a rotation matrix R so that det R = +1.
0.983 0.183
R =
0.183 0.983
cos
R =
sin
sin
cos
D = RT M R
D = RT M R
0.983 0.183 80 25 0.983 0.183
D =
0.183 0.983 25 50 0.183 0.983
0
84.6
D =
54.6
0
y
54.6 MPa
o
100.5
84.6 MPa
84.6 MPa
10.5o
54.6 MPa
25
Finally, we can use the rotation matrix approach to find the stresses
on an inclined element with = -30.
R =
sin( 30) cos(30) 0.5 0.866
M = RT M R
0.866 0.5 80 25 0.866 0.5
M =
0.5 0.866 25 50 0.5 0.866
25.8 68.8 x1 xy
=
M =
68.8 4.15 yx y1
25.8 MPa
y1
4.15 MPa
-30
x
25.8 MPa
x1
4.15 MPa
68.8 MPa
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