MOOC – “Mechanics of Materials I”

Week Three Quiz

Problem 1) Use the plane stress transformation equations to find the normal stress and
the magnitude of the shear stress on plane A-A for the stress acting at a point in a
machine component shown below.

=55 MPa

35° 115 MPa

Problem 2) Find the principal stresses and the maximum in-plane shear stress for the
stress condition acting at a point in a machine component shown below.

=55 MPa

35° 115 MPa

Problem 3) Show a Mohr’s Circle plot depicting the principal stresses and the maximum
in-plane shear stress for the stress condition acting at a point in an engineering structural
member shown below.

110 MPa

=70 MPa

35° 165 MPa

110 MPa


τMAX = 154.3 MPa
. H
. (110, 70)

R=154.3
σ2 = 181.8 Mpa (C)
. .C .σ 
1
= 126.8 Mpa (T)
(-27.5, 0)
V .
(-165, -70)