Shear Strain

Shear strain, abbreviated as \(\gamma\) (Greek symbol gamma), a dimensionless number, (measured in radians), is opposing forces acting parrallel to the cross-section of a body.

 

Shear strain formula
\(\large{ \gamma = \frac{ \Delta y }{ l_i }  }\)
Symbol	English	Metric
\(\large{ \gamma }\)  (Greek symbol gamma) = shear strain	\(\large{deg}\)	\(\large{rad}\)
\(\large{ l_i }\) = initial length	\(\large{ in }\)	\(\large{ mm }\)
\(\large{ \Delta y }\) = transverse displacement	\(\large{ in }\)	\(\large{ mm }\)