Material Resistive Force Calculator

getcalc.com's Shear Stress (τ) Calculator is an online mechanical engineering tool to measure the resisting force of material per unit area of cross-section due to tangential force, in both US customary & metric (SI) units.

Definition & Formula

Shear Stress, often represented by the Greek symbol τ, is a physical quantity used to express the magnitude of resisting force of material per unit area of cross-section due to tangential force applied on the body of the material.

shear stress (τ) formula — Shear Stress formula to calculate resisting force of material