MEC103

MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

SHEARING STRESS

ENGR. ROGELIO FRETTEN C. DELA CRUZ, CE

INSTRUCTOR
 SHEARING 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 is caused by forces acting along or

parallel to the area resisting the forces. It is also
known as tangential stress.
SHEARING STRESS
Three types of shearing stress:
1.Single shear
2.Double shear
3.Punching shear.
 SINGLE SHEAR

 The bolt resists shear force across its cross-sectional

area.
 The bolt is subjected to single shear.
 DOUBLE SHEAR

 The bolt resists shear force across two cross-sectional

areas.
 The bolt is subjected to double shear.
 PUNCHING SHEAR

 The resisting area is the shaded area along the

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

V

A
Where:
τ – Shearing Stress
V – Shear 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.) The wooden members A
and B are to be joined by
plywood splice plates which
will be fully glued on the
surfaces in contact. Knowing
that the clearance between
the ends of the members is
to be 8 mm, determine the
smallest allowable length L
if the average shearing stress
in the glue is not to exceed
800 kPa.
3.) As shown in the figure, a hole is to be punched
out of a plate having an allowable shearing stress of
300 MPa. If the compressive stress in the punch is
limited to 400 MPa, determine the maximum
thickness t of plate from which a hole 100 mm in
diameter can be punched.
NORMAL STRESS & SHEARING STRESS
ON INCLINED PLANES
1.) The piece of wood, 150 mm by 75 mm in
cross-section, contains a glued joint as shown. If
the working stresses are 20 MPa for wood in
tension, 8 MPa for glue in tension, and 12 MPa
for glue in shear, determine the largest allowable
axial force P.
2.) The 1.4-kip load
P is supported by
two wooden
members of uniform
cross section that are
joined by the simple
glued scarf splice
shown. Determine
the normal and
shearing stresses in
the glued splice.
 SEATWORK

1.) The figure shows a glued joint, known as a

finger joint, in a 6-in. by 3/4-in. piece of
lumber. Find the normal and shear stresses
acting on the surface of the joint.
2.) A load P is applied to a steel rod supported as shown
by an aluminum plate into which a 0.6-in.-diameter hole
has been drilled. Knowing that the shearing stress must
not exceed 18 ksi in the steel rod and 10 ksi in the
aluminum plate, determine the largest load P that can be
applied to the rod.
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