Term of the Road Dictionary
Mohr's envelope
- Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
- Theme : Roads Materials Material Testing
- Definition : Curve representing the relation that exists between shear stress and normal stress applied to a given surface of a homogeneous and isotropic solid when shear rupture occurs along this surface. Notes: 1. In its useful range, this curve can be assimilated to a straight line. 2. The triaxial test is used to determine it.
- Synonyms : intrinsic curve