GUEST’s or TRESCA’s THEORY
MAXIMUM SHEAR STRESS THEORY (GUEST’s or TRESCA’s THEORY)
According to this theory, the
elastic failure occurs when the greatest shear stress reaches a value equal to
the shear stress at elastic limit in a simple tension test. This theory is
considered for ductile materials, since shearing doesn’t occur in brittle
materials.
(½)(σ1
– σ3) = (½)σe or
σ1 – σ3 = σe
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