Questions tagged [shear]
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Maximum tensile and shear loads on screw
I'm using a screw in an application where I want to have a high degree of confidence the screw will not fail, and I want to be sure I'm calculating the maximum tensile and shear loads it can sustain ...
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How can I anchor a rubber sheet that will be stretched?
I am designing a cylindrical container that will be filled with water. One end of the container will be solid with flow port and the other end will be a 3mm rubber sheet. I want to oscillate the ...
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Correct beam theory for calculating radial force in bearing due to a bending moment in beam?
I am designing a cylindrical shaft that has a round disc at its top. I am hoping to seat this shaft in 2 radial bearings and couple to a motor. The image below gives an overview of the loading diagram....
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Shear stress and force
I have got a cantilever beam subject to forces and moments. I found the shear force diagram and moment diagram. I am having trouble finding the shear stress distribution and normal stress ...
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Compliant mechanism that can resist shear force
Looking for a compliant mechanism that can witsdent sheat force but still move in another axis
Is there such compliant mechanism that can resist shear force but still bend like a hinge?
Is it even ...
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Calculating the required dimensions of horizontally-oriented weight-bearing beams
In the image is a design for a chemical etched piece of metal. Shown in white are holes formed in a sheet of metal, which is shown in grey. Highlighted in the red circle is one of four sections that ...
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What is the force required to puncture through a sheet of foil against an anvil?
A hardened steel contour with a sharp edge presses against plastic foil which lies on top of a hardened steel anvil plate. What would be the force required to punch through the foil?
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precast construction, shear force and home gym
I have home gym machine (see below). I am in building constructed with precast construction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precast_concrete). Builder has refused me to assemble the equipment because ...
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How to improve the shear strength of a steel rod?
How can the shear strength of a steel rod be improved? The application I am thinking of is rods used to make bolts where we want the bolt to resist being sheared off after it is attached.
Some of the ...
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Justification of static equilibrium for a cut structure/frame
Axial deformations are ignored. This structure is under the specified force:
Is the internal shear force in column BC equal to that of column DE?
If we cut the structure at middle of BC and DE ...
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Magnitude of shear stress on beam element
In a previous question, the existence of a horizontal shear stress in a cantilevered I-beam with one free end was resolved. Here I'd like to explore the magnitude of the shear stress. Consider an I-...
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Direction of shear in beam cross section - how to understand the convention
In an I-beam, the shear flow is usually shown drawn as on the left, not as drawn on the right. I do not understand why. I do understand:
The total horizontal shear force must be zero, consistent with ...
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How to use Mohr's circle to find stresses on a slanted plane?
Here is my attempt to the problem:
Does this make sense? rotation clockwise 60* from horizontal to normal of the slanted plane , therefore $2 \times 60$ clockwise as well on Mohr's circle.
I am ...
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How to find the shear stress just below or just above some elevation?
Say the cross section carries a vertical shearing force of 40 kN. And say I want to find the value of the shear stress just below the section a-a.
I am very confused about which area $(A)$ to take ...
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What does negative shear stress mean $\tau \:=\:\frac{VQ}{It\:}$?
$\tau \:=\:\frac{VQ}{It\:}$
My confusion lies within $Q$ term. $Q = yA$ where $A$ is the cross-sectional area of the segment that is connected to the beam at the juncture where the shear flow is ...
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should the hachures in moment and shear diagram be vertical?
when we plot the shear or moment diagram we add hachures to the area created with these diagrams , in most cases we see vertical hachures, is it represent the internal forces? or its just used to ...
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Relationship between shear moduli in an orthotropic material
I'm confused what the relationship between each of the shear moduli are in an orthotropic material. From what I understand, there are 3 independant major shear moduli, G12, G13, and G23. They each ...
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M16 Bolted connection. Shear strength or static load carrying capacity
Can anyone please advise in quick numbers the load carrying capacity of a bolted connection?
There are 2 vertical I columns with a horizontal I beam attached using 6 x M16 bolts at each end...somewhat ...
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How do you simplify this load diagram?
Very rough sketch but I'm having trouble with a Shear and Bending Moment problem, and I'm pretty new to the topic.
This is the original diagram:
I already simplified the left side (not sure if it's ...
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Maximum shear in a beam
Engineering books and lectures typically make two things clear:
Maximum bending stresses (normal) develop at the beam surfaces, that is, at the greatest distance from the neutral axis.
Shear stresses ...
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Shear capacity according to eurocode , when to use which equation
I am looking at eurocode to calculate shear capacity, and under section "6.2.6 Shear", there are two different shear checks:
Eq 6.18
Eq 6.19
When there is no torsion we can use equation 6....
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Why can't I-beam resist torsion but can resist shear stress due to transverse loading?
It is already known that the I-beam is very bending resistant (causes less deflection for the same transverse load and also results in lesser stresses relatively). But for an eccentric transverse load ...
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Does F_x generates "Transverse Shear Stress" shear stress at the fixed end A?
Considering the applied forces $F_y=F_y=0$ and $F_x=400$ lbf, what type of stresses does $F_x$ produce? I understand that $F_x$ causes tensile and bending stress but not sure about the transverse ...
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What is the difference between max shear stress at neutral axis in bending and max shear stress from Mohr's Circle?
The maximum shear stress which we get from the equation: $\frac{VQ}{It}$ (for instance, the maximum shear stress at the neutral axis for a rectangular beam cross section, fixed at one end and ...
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Finding out the direction of the maximum shear stress in a 3d stress tensor
I came across a problem where I was asked to find out the direction of the maximum principal stress in a given stress tensor , with the help of eigen vectors I was able to construct an equation which ...
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Metric bolt shear strength for a layman
As a layman, how can I know the shear strength of a particular size bolt?
For example, if I want to attach something to the internal wall of my van ( 1mm stainless steel ) using a rivnut and standard ...
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How does shear/viscous stress change in liquids as applied shear force is changed?
As per Newton's law of viscosity, the dynamic viscosity of a Newtonian fluid is constant (doesn't change with applied shear stress).Consider the Couette flow used to explain viscosity .
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How to find the reaction at the pinned support A as shown in the picture? [closed]
Please help me solve the problem. I need to know the reactions at A for both the cases as shown. Please note that E is a roller, D is a pin support , B is an internal hinge and A for case 2 is a fixed ...
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Difference between shear flow and shear stress
I have been given the following problem in one of my courses. To say that I'm struggling in the course would be an understatement... I'm just wondering what the difference between shear flow and ...
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Is the calculated shear strain in a beam, engineering strain or tensorial strain?
Recently I came across a FEM code of a linear deformation beam element, and it made me wonder what is the correct relation between shear stress and shear strain in a beam element.
In the beam element ...
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Effect of multiple shear pins used in combination in a coupling
Does using multiple shear pins under a limiting torque case reduce the minimum required shear pin diameter for the coupling or is the complete load distributed over the shear pins regardless of the ...
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Calculating the diameter of screws that are on radius 160mm from axis of rotation. I need help - I don't know If I'm thinking in the right way
First of all, english is not my first language so if there are some mistakes I made - I'm sorry and I hope everything is understandable.
The example I am trying to solve reads the following:
The gear ...
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How do you calculate the shear force on the screws that connect a door to a jamb via hinges
I'm trying to calculate the shear forces on hinge screws or bolts. Here is a schematic of the door with the relevant values:
First, I took a free body diagram of the door and its hinges. The ...
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Determining max shear stress
So I understand that shear stress can be either in the the form of transverse or torsional or both at the same time. And normal stress is due to the moment or a force normal to the surface. My ...
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Derivation of expression for strain in a beam that experiences transverse vibrations
I was watching
this video (the link to the video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoxTyIJprg8&list=PLMXj6GKKnHI6Lftj7CXr9WusMkXi5s9yH&index=60) which is part of a course on mechanical ...
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Why does a beam in shear crack at 45 degrees?
Why does a beam in shear like in this picture crack at 45 degrees instead of vertically? This is called "Punching shear", and requires concrete reinforcement at an angle:
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Why does the upper wing skin fail in buckling and lower wing skin does not?
I am aware of the fact that the buckling is mainly caused in the regions of the specimen which are in compression. But the wing skin doesn't take any axial loads and is used to resist shear, atleast ...
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How to calculate failure stress on a hollow pin loaded in shear
Calculating limit stress on a solid pin loaded in shear is straightforward, and there are several handy calculators which will do single shear and even double shear. However, everything I have found ...
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Shearing Stress at the Boundaries of two infinite Planes
This is a worked example on a book I am reading (Fundamentals of fluid Mechanics).
He then asks
"Can you explain the change in sign? [Hint: Sketch a sheared fluid particle adjacent to the top ...
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Is Viscosity = Slope?
studying fluid mechanics, I see that viscosity relates shear stress to shear rate, like a slope. However, on graphs I see that they draw a triangle, and where I would expect to see $\Delta \tau $, I ...
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Modelling an annular ring
I am trying to model the shear failure of an annular ring with a uniformly distributed pressure, the ring is hashed out. I am not sure how the problem would be modelled as part of the ring is ...
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formula for M(x) - Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
I've watched the video "Understanding Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams" from "The efficient engineer" and i got a doubt in this exercise
For $4<x<7$ I arrive to $V=-6x+...
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Shear Wall Boundary Element
When can I design a boundary element of a shear wall as a column?
Is there a link to a solved example?
Help please.
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Where does the equation for shear stress of a rectangular beam (3/2 V/A) come from?
I am writing a report and need to reference every equation used. I am using the equation for shear stress in a rectangular beam of
tau = 3/2 * V/A
but am not sure where it came from or what textbook ...
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How can I describe cold work and atomic structure?
A copper wire (42 cm x 0.25 cm diameter) twisted to failure did not change its dimensions significantly. How can I visualize or quantify the cold work done (tensile at the exterior, compressive in the ...
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Shear modulus in terms of 2 Young's moduli and Poisson ratio
I have two moduli, EY and EZ, and the poisson ratio NUYZ, and the equation for the shear modulus that I am using is
$G = \frac{EY*EZ}{EY+EZ+2*EY*NUYZ}$
but I am not sure where it comes from.
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Deflection of a cantilever beam composed of separate (not bonded) planks Uniform load
This is related to this question
It is the case of a simple cantilever beam having a uniform rectangular cross-section.
cantilever beam composed of separate planks - taken from
The question in the ...
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How do FE solvers solve the case of panel buckling under pure shear?
How do FE solvers solve the case of panel buckling under pure shear?
The main problem is that global matrix of initial stess is singular in that case. One method is to apply some forces that shear is ...
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How do you ensure that a beam is loaded through the shear center?
Reading about shearing stresses in beams, it is commonly stated that it is necessary to load a section through its shear center, so no twisting is applied to the beam. This is specially important in ...
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Physical Significance of Max Shear Stress in a Rod in Compression
For a rod in compression, the max shear stress at a point is $\pm\sigma_x/2$, i.e. half the compressive stress applied at either end.
This value is obtained using the equation for $\sigma_\theta$, ...
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