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Shear force
Shear force, also called shearing force, is the internal force component parallel to a beam's cross section, denoted V, found by summing transverse forces on one side of a cut.
Shear strength
Shear strength is the maximum shear stress a material, joint, or interface can carry before failure, the property that governs how bolts, welds, glued joints, and soil slopes fail.
Shear stress
Shear stress, also called shearing stress, is the component of stress that acts parallel to a material surface, defined as tangential force per unit area and measured in pascals.