GATE CE 2014 Set 2 — Question 46

NAT+2 / -0MediumPrincipal Stresses & PlanesTorsion, Stress Transformation & ColumnsStructural EngineeringMohr's Circle for Stress

Structural Engineering → Torsion, Stress Transformation & Columns → Mohr's Circle for Stress

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A square stress element. Vertical normal stress $\sigma_y = 4$ MPa (tensile). Horizontal normal stress $\sigma_x = 2$ MPa (compressive, arrows pointing inward). Shear stress $\tau_{xy} = 4$ MPa.

\sigma_y = 4

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\sigma_y = 4

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