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 stress in liquids started with Newton, who provided a differential formula for friction forces (shear stress) in parallel laminar flow. Stress is defined...

Shear strength is a term used in soil mechanics to describe the magnitude of the shear stress that a soil can sustain. The shear resistance of soil is...

deformation by shear or tensile stresses) of non-Newtonian fluids is dependent on shear rate or shear rate history. Some non-Newtonian fluids with shear-independent...

shear stiffness of a material and is defined as the ratio of shear stress to the shear strain: G   = d e f   τ x y γ x y = F / A Δ x / l = F l A Δ x...

shear stress (CRSS) is the component of shear stress, resolved in the direction of slip, necessary to initiate slip in a grain. Resolved shear stress...

purpose of reinforcing bar (rebar) stirrups is to increase the shear strength. For shear stress τ {\displaystyle \tau } applies τ = σ 1 − σ 3 2 , {\displaystyle...

stress of the material in pure shear. As shown later in this article, at the onset of yielding, the magnitude of the shear yield stress in pure shear...

maximum shear stress or maximum principal shear stress is equal to one-half the difference between the largest and smallest principal stresses, and acts...

of localized plasticity are called shear bands. Microplasticity is a local phenomenon in metals. It occurs for stress values where the metal is globally...