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Chapter 13 -- Elasticity

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Shear Modulus<br />

A shearing stress alters only the shape of the body,<br />

leaving the volume unchanged. For example,<br />

consider equal and opposite shearing forces F<br />

acting on the cube below:<br />

A<br />

d<br />

F<br />

F<br />

l <br />

The shearing force F produces a shearing<br />

angle The angle is the strain and the<br />

stress is given by F/A as before.

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