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shear stress
[ sheer stres ]
noun
, Physics.
- the external force acting on an object or surface parallel to the slope or plane in which it lies; the stress tending to produce shear.
shear stress
noun
- the form of stress in a body, part, etc, that tends to produce cutting rather than stretching or bending
shear stress
- A form of stress that subjects an object to which force is applied to skew , tending to cause shear strain. For example, shear stress on a block of wood would arise by fixing one end and applying force to this other; this would tend to change the block's shape from a rectangle to a parallelogram.
- See also strain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shear stress1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
Shear Stress is such that, when material collapses under it, one part slides over the other.
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On the lower rivets the shear stress becomes 9·7 tons, and the bearing pressure 27·4 tons, per square inch.
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