shear strength

British

noun

the degree to which a material or bond is able to resist shear

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Vivek Chawla and Dayakar Penumadu, both of UT, analyzed interlaminar shear strength.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

Compared with the bare sections, biocrust-covered rammed earth was less porous and had higher shear strength and compressive strength, the team reports today.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023

However, if the slope angle becomes steeper or if the earth material is weakened, shear force exceeds normal force, compromising shear strength, and downslope movement occurs.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

It is possible that water pressure gradually built up within the slope, weakening the rock mass to the extent that the shear strength was no longer greater than the shear force.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The red arrow in the diagram depicts the shear strength of the sediment.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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