//Part B Chapter 2 Example 7 clc; clear; close; format('v',6); sigma1=600;//N/m^2(major) sigma_x=450;//N/m^2 sigma_y=0;//N/m^2 tau=sqrt((sigma1-(sigma_x+sigma_y)/2)^2-(sigma_x-sigma_y)^2/4);//N/mm^2 disp(tau,"Maximum value of tau in N/mm^2 : "); sigma2=(sigma_x+sigma_y)/2-sqrt((sigma_x-sigma_y)^2/4+tau^2);//N/mm^2 disp(sigma2,"Minimum principle stress(compressive) in N/mm^2 : ");