shear modulus

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noun

Physics.

a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area shearing stress that laterally deforms the substance and the shear shearing strain that is produced by this force.

shear modulus Scientific

See under modulus of elasticity

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shear modulus

The bulk modulus of granite is greater than its shear modulus.

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A disk between vertebrae in the spine is subjected to a shearing force of 600 N. Find its shear deformation, taking it to have the shear modulus of 1×109 N / m2 .

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Its shear modulus is not only greater than its Young's modulus, but it is as large as that of steel.

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