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Mechanical Engineering

Shear Stress in Rectangular Section Calculator

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Shear Stress in Rectangular Section

Equation and meaning

\[\tau_{} = \frac{4 \cdot V}{3 \cdot A}\]

Max Shearing Stress of Rectangular Section

Variables in this formula

A — Area
Area SI unit:
tau_ — Tau
Enter this value unless it is the selected unknown.
V — Voltage
Voltage SI unit: V
Equation 2

Equation and meaning

\[\tau_{} = \frac{4}{3} \cdot \tau_{xv}\]

Max Shearing Stress of Rectangular Section

Variables in this formula

tau_ — Tau
Enter this value unless it is the selected unknown.
tau_xv — Tau Xv
Enter this value unless it is the selected unknown.

How to use this calculator

  1. Leave one value emptyThe empty field is automatically treated as the unknown.
  2. Enter known values and unitsChoose N, kgf, dyn, SI or another compatible unit when available.
  3. Review the automatic answerThe result appears immediately and is substituted back into the formula to check the residual.
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