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A shear stress, denoted  (tau), is defined as a stress which is applied parallel or tangential to a face of a material, as opposed to a normal stress which is applied perpendicularly. In other words, hanging something from a wall creates a shear stress, as opposed to hanging something from the ceiling which creates a normal stress. The formula to calculate a shear stress is where The formula for shear stress in a beam is
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