Answer:
The shearing stress is 10208.3333 Pa
The shearing strain is 0.25
The shear modulus is 40833.3332 Pa
Explanation:
Given:
Block of gelatin of 120 mm x 120 mm by 40 mm
F = force = 49 N
Displacement = 10 mm
Questions: Find the shear modulus, Sm = ?, shearing stress, Ss = ?, shearing strain, SS = ?
The shearing stress is defined as the force applied to the block over the projected area, first, it is necessary to calculate the area:
A = 40*120 = 4800 mm² = 0.0048 m²
The shearing stress:
The shearing strain is defined as the tangent of the displacement that the block over its length:
Finally, the shear modulus is the division of the shearing stress over the shearing strain: