MSS_DE_Plot

Function that creates a Max Shear Stress and Distortion Energy plot based on a current state of stress and ultimate tensile stress.

Written by Nicholas Palmiero

10/30/2021

This function takes the two principle stresses (usually found through

Mohr's Circle), the ultimate tensile strength of the material, and the

units in which these values are defined (if the units input is not

included, no units are displayed on the resulting plot) and plots

the Max Shear Stress and Distortion Energy (von Mises) curves as well as

the position of the current stress state. This function is to be used only

to visualize the MSS and DE curves.

This function does not return an output in the form of a variable. The

output is a plot generated on screen. Examples of how to use this

function are below.

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siga = -10;

sigb = 7;

sut = 40;

MSS_DE_Plot(siga,sigb,sut,'MPa');

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siga = 30;

sigb = -18;

sut = 65;

MSS_DE_Plot(siga,sigb,sut);

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