MEC103

MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

SHEARING STRESS

ENGR. ROGELIO FRETTEN C. DELA CRUZ, CE

INSTRUCTOR
SHEARING STRESS
Shearing stress is caused by forces acting
along or parallel to the area resisting the
forces. It is also known as tangential stress.

A shearing stress is produced whenever the

applied loads cause one section of a body to
tend to slide past its adjacent section.
SHEARING STRESS
Three types of shearing stress:
1. Single shear
2. Double shear
3. Punching shear.
 SINGLE SHEAR

The rivet or bolt resist shear force across its cross-

sectional area.
 DOUBLE SHEAR

The rivet or bolt resist shear force across two cross-

sectional areas.
 PUNCHING SHEAR

The resisting area is the shaded area along the

circumference and the shear force is the punching
force P.
 SHEARING STRESS

Where:
τ – Shearing Stress
V – Applied force
A – Resisting area parallel to applied force
1. The bell crank, which is in equilibrium under the
forces shown in the figure, is supported by a 20 mm
diameter pin at D that is in double shear. Determine
(a) the required diameter of the connecting rod AB,
given that its tensile working stress is 100 MPa; and
(b) the shear stress in the pin.
2. A joint is made by gluing two plywood gussets of
thickness t to wood boards. The tensile working
stresses are 1200 psi for the plywood and 700 psi for
the boards. The working shear stress for the glue is
50 psi. Determine the dimensions b and t so that the
joint is as strong as the boards.
4. As shown in the figure, a hole is to be punched
out of a plate having an ultimate shearing stress of
300 MPa. If the compressive stress in the punch is
limited to 400 MPa, determine the maximum
thickness of plate from which a hole 100 mm in
diameter can be punched.
NORMAL STRESS & SHEAR STRESS
ON INCLINED PLANES
1. The piece of wood, 75 mm by 100 mm in cross-
section, contains a glued joint inclined at the angle θ
to the vertical. The working stresses are 20 MPa for
wood in tension, 8 MPa for glue in tension, and 12
MPa for glue in shear. If θ = 50°, determine the
largest allowable axial force P.
2. The rectangular piece of wood, 50 mm by 100 mm, is
used as a compression block. The grain of the wood
makes a 20° angle with the horizontal, as shown in the
figure. Determine the largest axial force P that can be
applied safely if the allowable stresses on the plane of
the grain are 18 MPa for compression and 4 MPa for
shear.
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