Definition of Shear centre

1. Noun. (context: mechanics) The point where a shear force can act without producing any twist in the section. In general not the centroid, but a point through which a force transverse to the axis of a beam section can act and not cause any twisting of the beam section. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Shear Centre

sheafier
sheafiest
sheafing
sheafless
sheaflike
sheafs
sheafy
sheal
shealed
shealing
shealings
sheals
shear
shear-cake
shear-cakes
shear centre (current term)
shear fields
shear flow
shear legs
shear rate
shear strength
shear stress
shear stresses
shear wall
shear wave
shear waves
shearability
shearable
shearbill
sheard

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