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Base shear is an estimate of the maximum expected lateral force that will occur due to seismic ground motion at the base of a structure. Calculations of base shear (V) depend on:
- soil conditions at the site
- proximity to potential sources of seismic activity (such as geological faults)
- probability of significant seismic ground motion
- the level of ductility and overstrength associated with various structural configurations and the total weight of the structure
- the fundamental (natural) period of vibration of the structure when subjected to dynamic loading
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Why shear stresses are maximum at neutral axis?
according to bending stress because shear stress at neutral is 0 that is why shear force is maximum
When you will say the wall is shear wall in masonry?
If the wall is subjected to shear forces due to horizontal loading, it becomes a shear wall whether it is a masonry or a concrete wall.
Why there is need to provide shear reinforcement?
Reinforcement designed to resist shear or diagonal tension stresses.
What is shear injuries?
they can get infected
Why tensile strength is higher than shear strength?
because of how the molecules are arranged, most materials are a lot stronger in tension than in shear. This is not true for all materials, like chalk or concrete, which are much stronger in shear than in tension.
If you shear DNA what bonds are broken?
If you shear DNA, the bonds that are broken are hydrogen bonds. These are the bonds that reside in between base pairs.
Relationship between the shear stress and angle of shear?
Shear Stress divided by the Angle of Shear is equals to Shear Stress divided by Shear Strain which is also equals to a constant value known as the Shear Modulus. Shear Modulus is determined by the material of the object.
What is negative shear and Positive shear?
The difference between a positive shear and a negative shear is the direction the image is distorted into
Definition of hooke's law in shear?
shear stress (t) is proportional to shear modulus (G) x shear strain (h) or t = Gh where h is shear angle/length
What is shear vane?
Shear vane is a tool used to measure the shear strength of soil.
What is a homophone for shear?
Sheer is a homophone of shear.
Is punching shear either one way shear or two way shear?
two wayshear
What is the birth name of Rhonda Shear?
Rhonda Shear's birth name is Rhonda Honey Shear.
How do you put shear in a sentence?
i will shear the sheep and lamb.
What is Shear perpendicular to grain of wood?
Rolling shear
What is the homophone of sheer?
Shear is the homophone for sheer. An example sentence for shear: One of his duties on the farm was to shear the sheep.
How do you shear a sheep on minecraft?
okay so if you want to shear a sheep, you need a shear. If you have one, then do what I say. If you don't have one then craft one with 2 iron in any order. Now to shear the sheep, just right click it with the shear.
