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shear modulus

ratio of shear stress to the shear strain
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shear modulus

Summary

shear modulus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,418 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shear modulus is a type of elastic modulus[2].
  • shear modulus is a type of mechanical property[3].
  • shear modulus is a type of Lamé parameters[4].
  • shear modulus's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics[5].
  • shear modulus's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics[6].
  • shear modulus's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5673[7].
  • shear modulus's different from is recorded as elastic modulus[8].
  • shear modulus's studied by is recorded as elasticity theory[9].
  • shear modulus's studied by is recorded as materials science[10].
  • shear modulus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
  • shear modulus's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as pascal[12].
  • shear modulus's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as newton per square metre[13].
  • shear modulus's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram per metre square second[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include elastic modulus[2], mechanical property[3], and Lamé parameters[4].

Why It Matters

shear modulus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,418 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

materials science

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P5673
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Different from → elastic modulus
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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