The Form of Hooke's Law Relating Shear Stress to Shear $\Delta$

question 27

Multiple Choice

The form of Hooke's law relating shear stress to shear strain is
F/A = E $\Delta$ s/h
The figure shows a block subjected to shear stress. Which number corresponds to the surface area A in the equation just given?

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4
• E) 5

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