The resistance to forces that cause or tend to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relative to each other in a direction parallel to their contrast
The resistance of a material to deformation Consisting of two components: 1) friction between the grains of the material, and, 2) cohesive substances between the grains that hold them together
In materials, the stress required to produce fracture in the plane of cross section, the conditions of loading being such that the directions of force and of resistance are parallel and opposite although their paths are offset a specified minimum amount
An engineering term used to describe a soil or structure to resist applied forces that causes or tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relative to each other
The maximum load required to shear the specimen in such a manner that the moving portion has completely cleared the stationary portion
The ability of a material to withstand shear stress The stress at which a material fails in shear
(in roofing) the stress required to disrupt a seam or bonded joint or attachment by forcing the substrate material to slide out from the overlying material or vice versa
A measure of the ability of a soil to resist forces that tend to separate it from its position on a slope and cause it to move
Resistance to transverse loading Transverse loads should only be applied to a dowel pin or to the unthreaded section of a screw; otherwise, deformation will occur Shear strength is measured in terms of pounds or kilonewtons
Maximum shear stress that can be sustained by a material before rupture It is the ultimate strength of a material subjected to shear loading It can be determined in a torsion test where it is equal to torsional strength The shear strength of a plastic is the maximum load required to shear a specimen in such a manner that the resulting pieces are completely clear of each other It is reported in psi based on the area of the sheared edge (ASTM D-732) The shear strength of a structural adhesive is the maximum shear stress in the adhesive prior to failure under torsional loading (ASTM E-229) Methods for determining shear strength of timber are given in ASTM D-143 and ASTM D-198
The limiting stress of a material determined by measuring a strain resulting from applied forces that cause or tend to cause bonded contiguous parts of a body to slide relative to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; the value of the force achieved when shearing stress is applied to the bond (normally parallel to the substrate) to determine the breaking load Strength to withstand shearing of a material
ability of a material to withstand shear stress or stress at which a material fails in shear
1) The ability of a material to withstand shear stress 2) The stress at which a material fails in shear
The stress required to produce fracture in the plane of cross section, the conditions of loading being such that the directions of force and of resistance are parallel and opposite although their paths are offset a specified minimum amount The maximum load divided by the original cross-sectional area of a section separated by shear
The ability of a material to withstand a stress that makes two contacting parts slide upon each other in opposite directions SOLIDS Non-evaporating material TACK Stickiness of an adhesive