Mohr's Circle

σ

11

σ

22

σ

12

Once assigned a stress tensor (a

2×2

symmetric matrix

{{

σ

11

,

σ

12

},{

σ

12

,

σ

22

}}

) and a direction (a unit vector

n

), Mohr's circle gives you explicit information concerning the traction

σ

n

and the shear stress

τ

n

in the plane normal to the direction

n

.

External Links

Mohr's Circle and Principal Stresses in Two-dimensional Stress Analysis (Wolfram Library Archive)

Permanent Citation

Stefano Vidoli

"Mohr's Circle"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MohrsCircle/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: December 12, 2007