Effect of Third Principal Stress Third Principal Stress
Effect of Third Principal Stress Third Principal Stress
Effect of Third Principal Stress Third Principal Stress
Lecture 4
Effect of Third Principal Stress
Third Principal Stress
Discussion of maximum stresses previously
referred only to rotation of axes in the xy plane,
that is, rotation about the z-axis. The two principal
stresses (points A and B) in the figure below are
called the in-plane principal stresses.
By definition, σ1 is
the maximum
principal stress and
σ2 is the minimum
principal stress
σx=6 ksi
σy= 3.5 ksi
τxy= - 3 ksi
σ1=4.75+3.25=8 ksi
σ2=4.75-3.25=1.5 ksi
tan 2θp=3/1.25
θp=33.7o clockwise
σ1= 8 ksi
σ3= 0 ksi
τmax=8/2=4 ksi
Points A, B, and C
represent the
principal stresses on
the principal planes
(shearing stress is
zero)
Example
For the state of stress shown, determine the value
of xy for which the maximum shearing stress is 80
MPa.