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Calculating Shear Modulus<br />
F<br />
l<br />
d A<br />
Stress is<br />
<br />
F force per<br />
unit area:<br />
The strain is the angle<br />
expressed in radians:<br />
F<br />
Stress <br />
A<br />
d<br />
Strain <br />
l<br />
The shear modulus S is defined as the ratio of the<br />
shearing stress F/A to the shearing strain :<br />
The shear modulus:<br />
Units are in in Pascals.<br />
F A<br />
S