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shear modulus
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ratio of shear stress to the shear strain
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Vinony files it under Elasticity (physics), Materials science and Mechanical quantities.
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Key facts
- Common symbols
- G , S , μ
- Si unit
- Pa
- Derivations from other quantities
- G = τ / γ = E / [2(1 + ν )]
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Lamé parameters
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- studied by
- materials science
- different from
- elastic modulus
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Encyclopedic overview
Shear strain In solid mechanics, the shear modulus or modulus of rigidity, denoted by G, or sometimes S or μ, is a measure of the elastic shear stiffness of a material and is defined as the ratio of shear stress to shear strain:
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