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The maximum shear stress is given by the circle’s radius R:

The maximum shear stress is given by the circle’s radius R:

:R= ½ (σ1 - σ3)

:R= ½ (σ1 - σ3)

[[File:GeoWikiWriteOff2021-Tayyib-Figure6.png|framed|center|{{Figure number|6}}Mohr Circle is used in two dimensions. The x and y coordinates give the normal and shear stresses that are acting on a plane of arbitrary orientation. (from Fossen<ref name=Fossen>Fossen, H., 2016, Structural geology: Cambridge, U.K., Cambridge University Press, 524 p.</ref>)

[[File:GeoWikiWriteOff2021-Tayyib-Figure6.png|framed|center|{{Figure number|6}}Mohr Circle is used in two dimensions. The x and y coordinates give the normal and shear stresses that are acting on a plane of arbitrary orientation. (from Fossen<ref name=Fossen>Fossen, H., 2016, Structural geology: Cambridge, U.K., Cambridge University Press, 524 p.</ref>)]]

===3-D Mohr Circle===

===3-D Mohr Circle===