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Chapter 12: Stress Transformations
M12.16: Drawing Mohr's Circle for Plane Stress
Calculate the Horizontal Component of the Triangle
Drawing Mohr's Circle
Draw the Axes
Label the Axes
Plot the State of Stress that Acts on the x Face
Label the Points on Mohr's Circle as You Go
Plot the State of Stress that Acts on the y Face
Draw the Diameter of the Circle
Draw the Circle
The Circle Radius Must be Determined
Calculate the Horizontal Component of the Triangle
The Vertical Component of the Triangle is τ
xy
Use Pythagorean Theorem to Compute the Radius
scene
10
of
12
Compute the distance between
x
and
C
in the
σ
direction.
