shear stress

Summary

shear stress ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,681 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• shear stress is a type of mechanical stress^[2].
• shear stress is a type of physical quantity^[3].
• shear stress is a type of scalar quantity^[4].
• shear stress's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics^[5].
• shear stress's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics^[6].
• shear stress's has effect is recorded as shearing^[7].
• shear stress's different from is recorded as shear force^[8].
• shear stress's different from is recorded as shear modulus^[9].
• shear stress's studied by is recorded as elasticity theory^[10].
• shear stress's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[11].
• shear stress's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as pascal^[12].
• shear stress's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as newton per square metre^[13].
• shear stress's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram per metre square second^[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include mechanical stress^[2], physical quantity^[3], and scalar quantity^[4].

Why It Matters

shear stress ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,681 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]