Shear stress, force tending to cause deformation

of a material by slippage along a plane or

WHAT IS SHEAR planes parallel to the imposed stress. The
resultant shear is of great importance in nature,
STRESS?  being intimately related to the downslope
movement of earth materials and to
earthquakes..

How is Shearing Stress

Shearing Strain in Real Life
Calculated?
The moment you wake up and crawl on
Average shear stress can

τ= F/A
be calculated by taking
the ratio of force per unit
area
Where,
τ is the shear stress
F is the force applied.
A is the area of cross-section, that is
parallel to the force vector.
Shearing Stress in Fluids
Shear stress is observed in fluids
too. When a fluid flows within the
boundary of solids, the shear
stress is observed along with the
point of contact between fluid
and boundary. Fluid comprises of
various levels, each level travel at
different speeds. The layers
which are at the same height
from the boundary experience
same speed. This varying speed
between the layers is also a
result of shear stress. In
fluids,  stress and strain  are
related differently. Here, shear
stress is proportional to strain
rate with viscosity as
proportionality constant.
Shear stress failed application
World War II tanker
broken in two by a brittle
fracture, despite the
normal ductility of the
used steel.
Impact loading,
Sharp notches,
Low temperatures,
the bed to get out of the bed, till you go
back to sleep. Almost every instance of
the day to day activity involve shear
stress. Some of such real-life scenario
are listed below
All forms of cutting (Cutting fruits,
vegetables, paper, cloth, tree etc)
Painting, Brushing, Applying
creams/soaps/lotion/ointment etc.
While Chewing food between the
teeth’s.
While walking or running while our
feet push ground back to move
forward.
When a moving vehicle starts or
stops, The surface of the seat
experience the shear stress
.When water flows River beds
experience shear stress. Sometimes
as a result of this erosion can be
noticed.
To brief, Shear stress is an unavoidable
event involved in our day to day life.
Sample Problem
A steel bar with diameter d = 14 mm is subjected to a
tensile load P = 10 kN (see figure). (a) What is the
maximum normal stress σmax in the bar? (b) What is the
maximum shear stress τmax?
Solution 
(a) Maximum normal stress
σx = P / A = 10KN / ((π /4) * (14mm)2) = 64.9MPa
(b) Maximum shear stressThe maximum shear stress is on a
45o plane and equals σx / 2

Can promote brittle fracture of usually τmax = σmax / 2 = 64.9MPa / 2 = 32.45MPa

ductile material

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