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Ma"im#m $hear $tre$$ at a lo&ation of the element
The extreme alues of shear stresses
23 13 12
, ,
, in each of the three principal planes are
then !ien by the expressions"
2
2 1
12
= ,
2
3 1
13
= ,
2
3 2
23
=
#xpressin! the principal stresses in the order of ma!nitude and si!n
3 2 1
Then the maximum shear stress is !ien by
2
3 1
13
=
THE CASE OF SIMPLE TE+SIO+ TEST ,HE+ YIELDI+- OCCURS
$or the simple tension test specimen, the three principal stresses when yieldin! occurs are"
1
% y
S
,
2
%&,
3
%&
The maximum shear stress then becomes
2 2
&
2
3 1
max 13
y y
S S
=
= =
THE CASE OF THREE DIME+SIO+AL STRESS ,HE+ YIELDI+- OCCURS
The maximum shear stress theory of failure states"
When Yielin! occurs in any material, the ma"im#m $hear $tre$$ at the point of failure
equals or exceeds the ma"im#m $hear $tre$$ when yielin! occurs in the ten$ion te$t
$%e&imen.
2 2
3 1
max
y
S
=
=
DESI-+ E.UATIO+ BASED O+ THE MAXIMUM SHEAR STRESS THEORY
This is deried by ad(ustin! the shear yield stren!th of the material with an appropriate factor
of safety
. .s f
. The desi!n equation then becomes"
. . ) 2 . . 2
3 1
max
s f
S
s f
S
y sy
= =
=
OR
. . ) 2 . . 2
2
2
max
s f
S
s f
S
y sy
xy
y x
= = +
=
for plane stress situation
APPLICATIO+ OF THE DESI-+ E.UATIO+
The principal stresses
1
/
2
/ 3