Shear Stress in Beams Click here for Shear Flow in Beams
In a Nut Shell: The maximum shear stress occurs at the
neutral (centroidal) axis of the
where τ is the (transverse) shear stress acting at
a distance, y, from the neutral axis between the location where the shear stress is
being calculated and the Click
here for discussion of Q. Click
here for a discussion of bending stress in beams (in addition to the shear
stress). Click
here for strategy in calculating shearing stress in beams. Click here for examples. |
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