Definition:Shear Stress

Definition

Let $B$ be a body.

Let a force $\mathbf F$ be applied tangentially to a face $F$ of $B$.

The shear stress on $B$ is defined as $\mathbf F$ divided by the area of $F$.

Also see

• Definition:Shear Strain

• Definition:Compressive Stress
• Definition:Tensile Stress

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): rigidity modulus
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): shear: 1.
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): stress
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): rigidity modulus
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): shear: 1.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): stress