What is Shear Strength?
nNormal Stress
nMember is in tension
nUse N = Sut/s
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nShear Stress
nMember is in shear
nuse N = Ssy/t
nSsy = .577*Sy
nThis is for ductile materials
nFor brittle materials:  will derive shear strength at a later date Ssu=f(Sut, Suc)
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