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Mohr circle — slip tendency

Drag the σ₁ and σ₃ handles to resize the Mohr circle. Slip tendency, dilation tendency and Coulomb failure update live.

Mohr circle — drag σ₁ and σ₃
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θ (normal to σ₁) [°]σₙ [psi]τ [psi]σₙ,eff [psi]Slip tend. TₛDilation TₐStatus
30°8000173240000.4330.250Stable
45°7000200030000.6670.500Slipping
60°6000173220000.8660.750Slipping
75°5268100012680.7890.933Slipping

Drag the σ₁ and σ₃ handles along the σₙ-axis to resize the Mohr circle. The red line is the Coulomb failure envelope (τ = μ·σₙ,eff + C₀); points crossing it are critically stressed.