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Department of Mechanical Engineering
MEC3076F – Stress Analysis and Materials
Catastrophic Failure?
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison
σ≤σ
1 y
Not recommended
1 1
𝜎𝜎1 − ν𝜎𝜎2 − ν𝜎𝜎3 ≤ 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦
𝐸𝐸 𝐸𝐸
1 1 2
𝜎𝜎12 + 𝜎𝜎22 + 𝜎𝜎32 − 2ν 𝜎𝜎1 𝜎𝜎2 + 𝜎𝜎2 𝜎𝜎3 + 𝜎𝜎3 𝜎𝜎1 ≤ 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦
2𝐸𝐸 2𝐸𝐸
Department of Mechanical Engineering
21Analysis and Materials
MEC3076F – Stress
Kumar Katturaja | CAE Engineer
Maximum Shear Strain Energy
Theory
When the shear strain
energy in the actual case
exceeds shear strain energy
in simple tension test at the
time of failure the material
fails
Highly recommended
2 2 2
𝜎𝜎1 − 𝜎𝜎2 + 𝜎𝜎2 − 𝜎𝜎3 + 𝜎𝜎1 − 𝜎𝜎3 ≤ 2𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦2
tension. σyc
Coulomb-Mohr
σyt
σ1