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21MECH01I Tutorial 2 Principle Stresses

This document contains a tutorial on principal stresses with 7 questions. It provides the answers to calculating principal stresses and maximum shear stresses for various states of stress using equations and Mohr's circle. The final problem asks to determine the minimum diameter of a steel shaft carrying various loads using given working stresses of 120 MPa and 70 MPa.

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21MECH01I Tutorial 2 Principle Stresses

This document contains a tutorial on principal stresses with 7 questions. It provides the answers to calculating principal stresses and maximum shear stresses for various states of stress using equations and Mohr's circle. The final problem asks to determine the minimum diameter of a steel shaft carrying various loads using given working stresses of 120 MPa and 70 MPa.

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Faculty of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering


21MECH01I Structure Mechanics
Semester 1, 2021/2022

Tutorial 2: Principle Stresses

Q1] For the state of stress shown, determine the principal stresses and the principal directions. Show the
results on a sketch of an element aligned with the principal directions

Ans:
𝜎1 = 72.4 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜎2 = −12.4 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜃𝑝 = 67.5°
𝜃𝑝,2 = 157.5°

Q2] For the state of stress shown, determine the maximum in-plane shear stress. Show the results on a
sketch of an element aligned with the planes of maximum in-plane shear stress.

𝜏 𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 31.6 𝑀𝑃𝑎


𝑖𝑛−𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒
𝜃𝑠 = −9.22°
𝜃𝑠,2 = 80.78°

Q3] For the state of stress shown, determine (a) the principal stresses; and (b) the maximum in-plane shear
stress. Show the results on properly oriented elements.

Ans:
𝜎1 = 85.6 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜎2 = −115.6 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜃𝑝 = 31.7°
𝜃𝑝,2 = 121.7°
𝜏𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 100.6 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜃𝑠 = 76.7°
𝜃𝑠,2 = 166.7°

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Q4] For the state of plane stresses shown, determine (a) the maximum in-plane shear stress and (b) the
absolute maximum shear stress.

𝜏𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 29.2 𝑀𝑃𝑎


𝜏𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 42.1 𝑀𝑃𝑎

𝜏𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 25 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜏𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 25 𝑀𝑃𝑎

Q5] At a specified point in a member, the state of stress with respect to a Cartesian coordinate system is
given by:
12 6 9
[ 6 10 3 ] 𝑀𝑃𝑎
9 3 14
Calculate using equations the magnitude of the principal stresses.

Ans:
𝜎1 = 24.75 𝑀𝑃𝑎 𝜎2 = 8.48 𝑀𝑃𝑎 𝜎3 = 2.77 𝑀𝑃𝑎

Q6] Consider a point in a loaded body subjected to the stress field represented in the figure below.
Determine, using only Mohr’s circle, the principal stresses, the maximum shear stress, and the
octahedral stresses.

Ans:
𝜎1 = 108.3 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜎2 = 51.7 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜎3 = −50 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜏𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 79.2 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜎𝑜𝑐𝑡 = 36.7 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝜏𝑜𝑐𝑡 = 65.5 𝑀𝑃𝑎

Q7] The state of stress at a point relative to an 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 coordinate system is given by:
12 4 2
[ 4 −8 −1] 𝑀𝑃𝑎
2 −1 6

Calculate using equations the maximum shearing stress at the point.

Ans:
𝜏𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 11.052 𝑀𝑃𝑎

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Design Problem:

Find the smallest diameter d of the steel shaft ABCD that is capable of carrying the loads shown in the figure
below if the working stresses are 𝜎𝑤 = 120 𝑀𝑝𝑎 and 𝜏𝑤 = 70 𝑀𝑝𝑎. Neglect the weights of the pulleys and
the shaft. The pulleys are rigidly attached to the shaft. Assume that the stress caused by direct shear force
is negligible.

END OF TUTORIAL PROBLEMS

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