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shear stress

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  1. shear stressnoun

    the component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes.

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  1. Shear stress

    Shear stress, often denoted by τ (Greek: tau), is the component of stress coplanar with a material cross section. It arises from the shear force, the component of force vector parallel to the material cross section. Normal stress, on the other hand, arises from the force vector component perpendicular to the material cross section on which it acts.

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  1. Shear stress

    A shear stress, denoted, is defined as the component of stress coplanar with a material cross section. Shear stress arises from the force vector component parallel to the cross section. Normal stress, on the other hand, arises from the force vector component perpendicular or antiparallel to the material cross section on which it acts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shear stress in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shear stress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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  • إجهاد القصArabic
  • contrainte de cisaillementFrench
  • tegangan geserIndonesian
  • வெட்டு மன அழுத்தம்Tamil

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