Principal Stress
In the element shown, calculate the max tensile principal stress in MPa.
Expand Hint
For the special case of a two-dimensional stress state, the equation for principal stress reduces to:
$$$\sigma _a,\sigma _b=\frac{\sigma_x+\sigma_y}{2}\pm \sqrt{(\frac{\sigma _{x}-\sigma_{y}}{2})^{2}+\tau_{xy}^{2}}$$$
Hint 2
For the special case of a two-dimensional stress state, the equation for principal stress reduces to:
$$$\sigma _a,\sigma _b=\frac{\sigma_x+\sigma_y}{2}\pm \sqrt{(\frac{\sigma _{x}-\sigma_{y}}{2})^{2}+\tau_{xy}^{2}}$$$
Comparing the problem's figure to the above equation format,
$$\sigma_y$$
is -140 MPa due to the downward direction the arrow is pointed in. Thus,
$$$\sigma _a,\sigma _b=\frac{275+-140}{2}\pm \sqrt{(\frac{275-(-140)}{2})^{2}+70^{2}}$$$
$$$\sigma _a,\sigma _b=67.5\pm \sqrt{43,056.25+4,900}=67.5\pm219$$$
$$$\sigma _a=67.5+219=286.5\:MPa$$$
$$$\sigma _b=67.5-219=-151.5\:MPa$$$
The max principal stress is 286.5 MPa.
286.5 MPa
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