Mechanics of Materials I:

Fundamentals of Stress & Strain and Axial Loading

Dr. Wayne Whiteman
Senior Academic Professional and Director of the Office of Student Services
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Module 37 Learning Outcome
• Calculate principal strains, maximum shear
strain, and the orientation of principal planes
based on strain gage rosette measurements
Example
A 45° strain rosette was placed on
the surface of a critical point on an
engineering part. The following c
were measured:
mm
 a  350  b
mm
mm
 b  400 
mm
mm
 c  600 
mm
a
Gage a was aligned with the x-axis.
a) Determine the in-place strains
 x ,  y ,  xy
b) Using Mohr’s Circle, find the
principal strains and the maximum –
in-plane shear strain at that point,
and find the orientation of the
principal planes from the given x-y
axes.
Example
A 45° strain rosette was placed on
the surface of a critical point on an c
engineering part. The following
were measured:
mm b
 a  350 
mm
mm
 b  400 
mm
mm
 c  600  a
mm
Gage a was aligned with the x-axis.
a) Determine the in-place strains
 x ,  y ,  xy  x  350 
mm
 y  600 
mm
 xy  150  rad
mm mm
b) Using Mohr’s Circle, find the
principal strains and the maximum ANS
in-plane shear strain at that point,
and find the orientation of the
principal planes from the given x-y
axes.
Example
mm
b) Using Mohr’s Circle, find the  xy  150  rad  y  600 
principal strains and the maximum
mm
shear strain at that point, and find mm
the orientation of the principal  x  350 
mm
planes from the given x-y axes. mm
 x  350 
c mm  xy  150  rad
mm
 y  600 
b mm
Mohr’s Circle - Strain
 /2

 x  350 
mm 
mm
mm
 y  600 
mm
 xy  150  rad
Example
mm
b) Using Mohr’s Circle, find the  xy  150  rad  y  600 
mm
principal strains and the maximum
shear strain at that point, and find mm
the orientation of the principal
 x  350 
mm
planes from the given x-y axes. mm
 x  350 
c mm  xy  150  rad
mm
 y  600 
b mm
Mohr’s Circle - Strain
145.8

292 µ rad
(350,75)
a
621 µ mm/mm

mm
 x  350  ε2 = 329 µ mm/mm C(475,0)
mm
mm
 y  600 
mm (600,-75)
 xy  150  rad