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CHAPTER 4
COMBINED STRESSES AND
STRESS TRANSFORMATIONS
NOTES CONCERNING THE SOLUTIONS PRESENTED FOR
MOHR’S CIRCLE PROBLEMS IN CHAPTER 4:
1. The objectives for all problems are to transform the given data for normal and shear
2. In general, the procedures follow:
a. The General Procedure for Computing Principal Stresses and Maximum Shear
4. Also, Example Problems 4-3 to 4-6 show completed Mohr’s circles for sets of given data
5. Problem 4-1 is shown in three forms;
a. The given data are processed using the equations in Section 4-3, particularly equations
are demonstrated in Example Problem 4-1.
6. The remaining problems are shown using software to perform the calculations and to
generate the Mohr’s circles for both 2D and 3D analysis. Note for these problems:
b. Each solution has tabulated results for principal stresses, maximum shear stress, and