Shear Stress Calculator

Calculate Shear Stress







Formula

The formula to calculate the shear stress is:

\[ s = \frac{V \cdot Q}{I \cdot t} \]

Where:

What is Shear Stress?

Shear stress is stress seen in objects that is co-planar with the material cross-section. That is, stress that is acting in the same direction as the cross-section. This stress is only one component of the total stress on an object under force.

Example Calculation

Let's assume the following values:

Using the formula:

\[ s = \frac{500 \times 0.02}{0.005 \times 0.01} = 200000 \text{ N/m}^2 \]

The Shear Stress is 200,000 N/m².