shear force
Parallel sliding stress
Shear force is a force that acts parallel to a surface rather than perpendicular to it, causing layers to slide against each other.
In engineering, shear forces are critical when analyzing beams, bolts, and structural connections: The beam failed because the shear force exceeded the material's capacity.
Scissors cut by applying shear force to paper.
Structural support member
- bendingCurving from straight
- momentBrief period of time
- loadCarried weight or burden
- cantileverBeam supported one end
truss · deflection · girder · column · support · cross-section · diagram · joint
Change in shape
- strainExcessive stretching force
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- fractureSplit in hard material
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
yielding · ductile · brittle · elasticity · plasticity · toughness · fatigue · creep
Rotational strain force
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- equilibriumState of balance
- staticsMechanics of equilibrium
dynamics · friction · sliding · transverse · parallel · cutting · scissors · punch
beam
Structural support member
cantilever · truss · deflection · girder · column · support · cross-section · diagram · joint · connection
deformation
Change in shape
rupture · yielding · ductile · brittle · elasticity · plasticity · toughness · fatigue · creep · hardness
torsion
Rotational strain force
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- equilibriumState of balance
statics · dynamics · friction · sliding · transverse · parallel · cutting · scissors · punch · guillotine