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MECHMAT 20: Absolute Max Stress – YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
Session 20.1 Triaxial Stress – Finding Principal Stresses
Session 20.2 Absolute Max Shear Stress with Mohr’s Circle
Session 20.3 Absolute Maximum Shear Stress with Structural Examples
Mechanics of Materials – Session 20: Absolute Maximum Shear Stress – In-class Session
In-class problem-solving in small groups working on problems involving absolute maximum shear stress.
Date: November 15, 2024
Date: June 26, 2024
Date: November 14, 2023
Date: April 4, 2023
Date: June 26, 2023
Notes
Fa2024 Session 20: MechMat – Absolute Maximum Shear Stress
Fa2023 Session 20: MechMat – Absolute Maximum Shear Stress – Instructional Slides
Fa 2023 In-class and Office Hours Notes
Su2023 Session 20: MechMat – Absolute Maximum Shear Stress – Instructional Slides
Su2023 In-class and Office Hours Notes
Sp2023 MechMat In-class Notes Starting from Session 9
Session 20: Colab – Absolute Maximum Shear Stress
Select Assignment Questions
How to Calculate State of Triaxial Stress (3D Principal Stresses) with In-plane Stresses of Same Value
How to Calculate State of Triaxial Stress (3D Principal Stresses) for Six Stresses of Same Value
How to Calculate State of Triaxial Stress (3D Principal Stresses) with Positive and Negative In-plane Principal Stresses
How to Calculate Abosulte Maximum Shear Stress for a State of Non-Zero In-plane Principal Stresses
How to Calculate Absolute Maximum Shear Stress in a Thin-walled Cylindrical Pressure Vessel
How to Calculate Absolute Maximum Shear Stress from Combined Loading Using Mohr’s Circle
Additional Video Content
Watch from 6:10 to end.
Online Text
Principal Stresses (continuummechanics.org)
2.3 Principal Stresses, Eigenvalues, and Stress Paths (uclageo.com)
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors – Wikipedia
Mohr’s Circles for 3-D Stress Analysis (vt.edu)
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