(Think a deck of playing cards.) Under the action of a transverse load we see below how the beam deflects in the absence of shear stiffness. Focus, in particular, on the deflection at the right end of ...

Torsion in beams arises generally from the action of shear loads whose points of application do not ... 11.1(b) a floor slab, cast integrally with its supporting reinforced concrete beams, causes ...

The transverse load P will produce a shear force V in the positive y direction on a mathematical cut through the beam at point “a”. This shear force is directly responsible for the shear stress τ on ...