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  • 1Shear stress — SI symbol: τ SI unit: pascal Derivations from other quantities: τ = F / A …

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  • 2Shear flow — is: : in a solid body, the gradient of a shear stress force through the body; : in a fluid, it is the flow induced by such a force gradient see Viscosity for a fuller treatment.DimensionsIn solid mechanics, shear flow is given in dimensions of… …

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  • 3Shear rate — is the rate at which a shear is applied.imple ShearShear rate is defined using the following equation: dot gamma = frac { u} {h} Where:*gamma = The shear rate, measured in reciprocal seconds * u = The velocity, measured in metres per second *h =… …

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  • 4shear — shearer, n. shearless, adj. /shear/, v., sheared, sheared or shorn, shearing, n. v.t. 1. to cut (something). 2. to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument: to shear wool from sheep …

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  • 5shear — I. verb (sheared; sheared or shorn; shearing) Etymology: Middle English sheren, from Old English scieran; akin to Old Norse skera to cut, Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed, Greek keirein to cut, shear, Sanskrit kṛnāti he injures Date: before 12th …

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  • 6shear centre — noun The point where a shear force can act without producing any twist in the section. In general not the centroid, but a point through which a force transverse to the axis of a beam section can act and not cause any twisting of the beam section …

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  • 7shear stress — /ˈʃɪə strɛs/ (say shear stres) noun the magnitude of a shearing force per unit area of cross section …

  • 8shear strength — In materials, the stress required to produce a fracture in the plane of the cross section. The conditions of loading are such that the directions of the force and the resistance are parallel and opposite, but their paths are offset a specified… …

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  • 9Steel plate shear wall — A steel plate shear wall (SPSW) consists of steel infill plates bounded by a column beam system. Overview When these infill plates occupy each level within a framed bay of a structure, they constitute an SPSW [Kharrazi, M.H.K., 2005, “Rational… …

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  • 10Airborne wind shear detection and alert system — The Airborne wind shear detection and alert system detects and alerts the pilot both visually and aurally of a wind shear condition. In case of reactive wind shear detection system, the detection takes place when the aircraft penetrates a wind… …

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