Mohrs circle

What is Mohr's circle of stress?

• A graphical representation of the normal and shear stresses acting on inclined planes

• A graphical representation of the variation of stress with respect to strain

• A graphical representation of the shear stresses acting on inclined planes

• A graphical representation of the normal stresses acting on inclined planes

What are the axes of the Mohr's circle of stress?

• σ_x and σ_y

• σ_x and τ_xy

• τ_xy and τ_yx

• τ_xy and τ_yz

What is the radius of Mohr's circle of stress?

• The difference between the two normal stresses

• The difference between the two shear stresses

• The sum of the two normal stresses

• The sum of the two shear stresses

What is the center of Mohr's circle of stress?

• The point of intersection of the normal stresses

• The point of intersection of the shear stresses

• The average of the two normal stresses

• The average of the two shear stresses

Which of the following statements is true about the Mohr's circle of stress?

• It can be used to determine the principal stresses and the maximum shear stress

• It can be used to determine the deformation of a solid

• It can be used to determine the elastic constants of a solid

• It can be used to determine the thermal stresses in a solid