Mohr’s Circle Explained: Principal Stresses, Maximum Shear Stress & Plane Orientation (Made EASY!)

Struggling with principal stresses or maximum shear stress? This Mohr Circle tutorial shows you how to find stresses, orientations, and sketch the stress element with a solved example. Starting from a given stress element, we will: Construct Mohr Circle step by step Find the principal stresses (σ₁, σ₂) Determine the maximum shear stress (τmax) Calculate the orientation of the principal planes Locate the shear stress planes Sketch the stress element for both orientations 📘 Topics Covered: Stress transformation and Mohr’s Circle Principal stresses and plane orientations Maximum shear stress and shear plane angles Step-by-step Mohr’s Circle construction Worked solved example problem Stress element sketch for principal and shear planes This video is ideal for students in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering preparing for exams in Mechanics of Materials / Strength of Materials. 👉 Watch till the end for a complete solved example and stress element sketches that make Mohr’s Circle easy to understand!