Phenomena and Processes

Shear Strength

The internal resistance of a material to moving some parts of it parallel to a fixed plane, in contrast to stretching (TENSILE STRENGTH) or compression (COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH). Ionic crystals are brittle because, when subjected to shear, ions of the same charge are brought next to each other, which causes repulsion.

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Abstract

The internal resistance of a material to moving some parts of it parallel to a fixed plane, in contrast to stretching (TENSILE STRENGTH) or compression (COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH). Ionic crystals are brittle because, when subjected to shear, ions of the same charge are brought next to each other, which causes repulsion.

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  • Strength, Shear

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Biomechanics (1974-2002)

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  1. G01w.374.820w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Shear Strength. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033081. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033081
  2. Shear Strength. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_strength
  3. Shear Strength. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901396