Mohr–Coulomb Failure Criterion
The Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion represents the linear envelope that is obtained from a plot of the shear strength of a material versus the applied normal stress.
The shear stress for the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion equals the cohesion plus the product of the normal stress and the sine of the angle of internal friction.
Formula
![Copy to Clipboard QuantityVariable["τ", "Stress"] == QuantityVariable["c", "Stress"] + QuantityVariable["σ", "Stress"]*Sin[QuantityVariable["θ", "Angle"]]](https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/resourcesystem/marketplacestorage/resources/e35/e353dd4d-97b8-4193-994b-6c8a7de424cb/Webpage/FormulaImage.png)
| symbol | description | physical quantity | 
|---|---|---|
| τ | shear stress | "Stress" | 
| c | cohesion | "Stress" | 
| σ | normal stress | "Stress" | 
| θ | angle of internal friction | "Angle" | 
Forms
Examples
Get the resource:
| In[1]:= | ![ResourceObject["Mohr\[Dash]Coulomb Failure Criterion"]](images/e35/e353dd4d-97b8-4193-994b-6c8a7de424cb-io-1-i.en.gif) | 
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Get the formula:
| In[2]:= | ![FormulaData[ResourceObject["Mohr\[Dash]Coulomb Failure Criterion"]]](images/e35/e353dd4d-97b8-4193-994b-6c8a7de424cb-io-2-i.en.gif) | 
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Use some values:
| In[3]:= | ![FormulaData[
 ResourceObject[
  "Mohr\[Dash]Coulomb Failure Criterion"], {QuantityVariable[
   "\[Theta]","Angle"] -> Quantity[-20, "AngularDegrees"], 
  QuantityVariable["\[Sigma]","Stress"] -> 
   Quantity[100, "Kilopascals"], 
  QuantityVariable["c","Stress"] -> Quantity[75, "Kilopascals"]}]](images/e35/e353dd4d-97b8-4193-994b-6c8a7de424cb-io-3-i.en.gif) | 
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