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Principal Stresses under a Given Loading
force components and three couple vectors that will be assumed
directed as shown (Fig. 8.16).
The force P is a centric axial force that produces normal stresses
in the section. The couple vectors M
y
and M
z
cause the member to
bend and also produce normal stresses in the section. They have
therefore been grouped with the force P in part a of Fig. 8.17 and
the sums s
x
of the normal stresses they produce at points H and K
have been shown in part a of Fig. 8.18. These stresses can be deter-
mined as shown in Sec. 4.14.
On the other hand, the twisting couple T and the shearing
forces V
y
and V
z
produce shearing stresses in the section. The sums
t
xy
and t
xz
of the components of the shearing stresses they produce
at points H and K have been shown in part b of Fig. 8.18 and can
be determined as indicated in Secs. 3.4 and 6.3.† The normal and
shearing stresses shown in parts a and b of Fig. 8.18 can now be
combined and displayed at points H and K on the surface of the
member (Fig. 8.19).
The principal stresses and the orientation of the principal
planes at points H and K can be determined from the values of s
x
,
t
xy
, and t
xz
at each of these points by one of the methods presented
in Chap. 7 (Fig. 8.20). The values of the maximum shearing stress
at each of these points and the corresponding planes can be found
in a similar way.
The results obtained in this section are valid only to the extent
that the conditions of applicability of the superposition principle
(Sec. 2.12) and of Saint-Venant’s principle (Sec. 2.17) are met. This
means that the stresses involved must not exceed the proportional
limit of the material, that the deformations due to one of the loadings
must not affect the determination of the stresses due to the others,
and that the section used in your analysis must not be too close to
the points of application of the given forces. It is clear from the first
of these requirements that the method presented here cannot be
applied to plastic deformations.
†Note that your present knowledge allows you to determine the effect of the twisting
couple T only in the cases of circular shafts, of members with a rectangular cross section
(Sec. 3.12), or of thin-walled hollow members (Sec. 3.13).
M
y
T
P
M
z
V
z
F
3
F
2
F
1
V
y
B
y
x
z
C
A
Fig. 8.16 Determination of internal forces
at the section for stress analysis.
M
y
V
y
V
z
P
M
z
C
T
(a)(b)
C
Fig. 8.17 Internal forces separated into
(a) those causing normal stresses (b) those
causing shearing stresses.
C
H
K
(a)(b)
C
K
x
xy
x
C
H
CK
xz
Fig. 8.18 Normal stresses and
shearing stresses.
K
H
xz
xy
x
x
Fig. 8.19 Combined
stresses.
K
H
p
p
Fig. 8.20 Principal
stresses and orientation
of principal planes.
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