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[[Image:Cube.png|thumb|Figure 1, taken from reference [1]]] | [[Image:Cube.png|thumb|Figure 1, taken from reference [1]]] | ||
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| + | To '''shear''' something is to cause a shear strain, by application of a shear stress. Recall that the shear stress ''σ'' is given by the applied force ''F'' over the area ''A'', namely | ||
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| + | <math>\sigma = \frac{F}{A}</math> , | ||
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| + | and the shear strain ''e'' is given by | ||
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| + | <math>e = \frac{\Delta x}{y}</math> . | ||
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| + | See Figure 1 for clarification. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[1] R. Jones, "Soft Condensed Matter," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2002) | [1] R. Jones, "Soft Condensed Matter," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2002) | ||
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearing_%28physics%29 | [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearing_%28physics%29 | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 31 October 2009
To shear something is to cause a shear strain, by application of a shear stress. Recall that the shear stress σ is given by the applied force F over the area A, namely
<math>\sigma = \frac{F}{A}</math> ,
and the shear strain e is given by
<math>e = \frac{\Delta x}{y}</math> .
See Figure 1 for clarification.
References
[1] R. Jones, "Soft Condensed Matter," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2002)
