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Shear Stress in Beams
Shear Stress in Beams: Shear stress distribution in beams. A Beams formula in civil engineering. Variables τ, V, Q, I and t, each with SI and imperial units.
Beams
Specification
- Name
- Shear Stress in Beams
- Discipline
- civil
- Category
- Beams
- LaTeX
- \tau = \frac{VQ}{It}
- Description
- Shear stress distribution in beams
- Conditions
- Transverse shear in a prismatic beam
- Can solve for
- τ, V, Q, I, t
- Tags
- shear, stress, beam, vq/it
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit | Imperial Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| τ | Shear Stress | Pa | Pa | psi |
| V | Shear Force | N | N | lbf |
| Q | First Moment of Area | m³ | m³ | in³ |
| I | Moment of Inertia | m⁴ | m⁴ | in⁴ |
| t | Width at Point | m | m | in |