Rock Mechanics

Mohr’s circle for plane stress

Published on 2010-12-10 08:37:09

Mohr's circle is a graphical representation of the stress state of a point inside a body under plane stress loading. Continue reading →

Plane stress

Published on 2010-11-22 06:27:44

Plane state of stress or simply plane stress we call a special case of loading which usually occurs to solid bodies where one dimension is very small compared to the other two. Continue reading →

Equilibrium equations

Published on 2010-11-19 07:53:36

A solid body is in static equilibrium when the resultant force and moment on each axis is equal to zero. This can be expressed by the equilibrium equations. Continue reading →