plasgears: thanks for the explanation.
a follow thru question - therefore max shear may be used:
- for cyclic loading
- if a brittle material were used in static instead of a standard fastener?
I'm selecting a bolt to carry a shear load.
I'll be calculating shear stress and then comparing that to the bolt's shear strength to get my FOS for this static application.
My question is - why is "average" shear stress used instead of "maximum" shear stress?
average shear stress =...
