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Chapter 12: Stress Transformations
M12.18: Max Shear Stress Using Mohr's Circle
Orientation of τ
max
Plane Relative to the x Face
Maximum In-Plane Shear Stress Using Mohr's Circle
Maximum In-Plane Shear Stress
Normal Stress May be Non-Zero at τ
max
Orientation of τ
max
Plane Relative to the x Face
Tangent of Angle 2θ
s
Relate 2θ
s
on Mohr's Circle to θ
s
in x-y Coordinates
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For this particular problem, we must rotate clockwise to get from point
x
to the point of maximum shear stress magnitude (that is, maximum in an absolute value sense).
Label this angle
2θ
s
.