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Chapter 12: Stress Transformations
M12.16: Drawing Mohr's Circle for Plane Stress
The Vertical Component of the Triangle is τ
xy
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
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of
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The distance between
x
and
C
in the
τ
direction is simply
τ
xy
.
