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Shear Modulus

Shear Modulus: Relationship between elastic modulus and shear modulus. A Stress & Strain formula in materials engineering. Variables G, E and ν, each with SI…

Stress & Strain

Specification

Name
Shear Modulus
Discipline
materials
Category
Stress & Strain
LaTeX
G = \frac{E}{2(1+\nu)}
Description
Relationship between elastic modulus and shear modulus
Conditions
Isotropic, linear elastic material
Can solve for
G, E, ν
Tags
shear, modulus, elastic, rigidity

Variables

Variables for Shear Modulus
SymbolNameUnitSi UnitImperial Unit
GShear ModulusPaPapsi
EYoung's ModulusPaPapsi
νPoisson's Ratio