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2 - DIMENSIONAL STRESS

3 D StressMohr Diagram

I. 2 DIMENSIONAL STRESS

A. Determine the state of stress for an arbitrary plane --- the 2D case neglects the z direction

B. q = Ð between the normal to the plane and the x - axis

C. Develop an equation that will allow us to solve for sq and tq given any plane with an orientation of Ðq

D. Neglect z, and only 4 components are used to describe the system

s xx t xy
t yx s yy

remember: no rotation about z-axis, so t yx = t xy so there are only 3 stress components

E. Remove the spatial triangle ABC

F. This is a "free" body" diagram

G. Want to determine s and t for plane AC

H. To make calculations simple, choose a convenient length for AC (hypothesis)

1. Where: AC = 1, then: AB = cosq , BC = sinq

note: there are 4 stresses (vector components) that make contributions to both the normal (s ) and shear (t ) stress these are: s xx, s yy, t xy and t yx

I. To determine total stress, simply sum up all of these vector components in terms of q

(s xx + t xy)cosq + (s yy + t yx)sinq = sq + tq

II. SOLUTIONS

A. Step 1 -- contribution of s xx to sq and tq

1. Normal component

cos q = sq / s xx cos q ® sq = s xx cos2 q

2. Shear component

sin q = tq / s xx cos q ® tq = s xx sinq cosq

B. Step 2 -- contribution of s yy to sq and tq

1. Normal component

sin q = sq 2 / s yy sinq ® sq 2 = s yy sin2 q

2. Shear component

cosq = tq 2 / s yy sinq ® tq 2 = - s yy sinq cosq

a. s yy negative due to direction

C. Step 3 -- contribution of t yx

1. Normal stress

sq 3 = t yx sinq cosq

2. Shear stress

tq 3 = - t yx sin2q

D. Step 4 -- contribution of t xy

1. Normal stress

sq 4 = t xy sinq cosq

2. Shear component

tq 4 = t xy cos2q

E. Add all - sq total = s 1+2+3+4 q

tq total = t 1+2+3+4q

sq = s xx cos2q + s yy sin2q + 2t xy sinq cosq

tq = (s xx - s yy)sinq cosq + t xy(cos2q - sin2q )

III. PRINCIPAL PLANES OF STRESS

A. For any state of stress there are 3 orthogonal planes with no shear stress

IV. PRINCIPAL STRESS AXES

A. s 1 = max. principal stress

B. s 2 = intermediate principal stress

C. s 3 = minimum principal stress

D. Substituting into the equations for sq and tq

1. s xx = s 1

2. s yy = s 3

3. t xy = 0

results in:

s = s 1 cos2 q + s 3 sin2 q

t = (s 1 - s 3 ) sin q cosq

V. STRESS (graphic representations)

A. Stress ellipse - 2D , ellipsoid - 3D

B. Mohr circle plot

VI. STRESS ELLIPSE - deals only with normal components

A. s 1 and s 3 must be balanced by sq

B. s 1 cos q = s xx

C. s 3 sin q = s yy

D. cos2q = s xx2 / s 1 2 and sin2 q = s yy2 / s 3 2

1. sin2 q + cos2q = 1

E. (s xx2 / s 1 2 ) + ( s yy2 / s 3 2 ) = 1 (defines an ellipse)

VII. MOHR CIRCLE PLOT

A. Remember principal stresses have no shear component associated with them

1. s xx = s 1

2. s yy = s 3

B. s q = s 1 cos2 q + s 3 sin2 q

C. t q = ( s 1 - s 3 )sin q cosq

D. sin2q = 1 - cos2q / 2

E. cos2q = 1 + cos2q / 2

F. sinq cosq = sin2q / 2

G. Substitute into:

1. s q = s 1 (1+cos2 q / 2) + s 3 (1- cos2 q / 2)
= (s 1 + s 3 ) / 2 + (( s 1 - s 3 ) / 2)cos2 q
x = center    radius      cosa

2. t q = s 1 - s 3 (sin2 q / 2)
= ((s 1 - s 3 ) / 2)sin2 q
y = radius        sina

H. The angle 2q locates a point on circumference with coordinates (s q, t q ), which are the stress components on the inclined plane defined by q

I. The coordinates at any point on the circumference represent the normal and shear stress for that state of stress

J. Mean stress - average of greatest /least principal stresses =
(s 1 + s 3 ) / 2

K. Deviatoric stress = range of stress within a body d = s 1 - s 3