Transverse Shear in Beams

Horizontal Shear Stress

Vertical Shear Stress

Shear Flow Concept

Maximum Shear Stress Location

Derivation and Assumptions

First Moment of Area

Applications to Common Shapes

Limitations of the Formula

Shear Flow in Connections

Fastener Design

Welded Connections

Bolted Connections

Shear Flow Distribution

Shear Center Location

Warping Effects

Single-Cell Sections

Multi-Cell Sections

Torsion-Shear Interaction