Questions tagged [shear]

As a layman, how can I know the shear strength of a particular size bolt? For example, if I want to attach something to the internal wall of my van ( 1mm stainless steel ) using a rivnut and standard metric bolt and it should hold up to 50 kg, how…

I have been given the following problem in one of my courses. To say that I'm struggling in the course would be an understatement... I'm just wondering what the difference between shear flow and stress is, wouldn't they be the same in each…

I am building a pneumatic shear to cut .135" C1018 round wire. We will be holding the wire in a hardened thimble and using a heat treated beveled cutting knife. How much force do we need to be able to produce?