Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. scientific concepts
5. materials sciences concepts
6. strength of materials
7. stress

Anotations

Scope note:

The force per unit area that tends to cause deformation of a material by slippage along a plane or planes parallel to the imposed stress. In nature, this force is related to the downslope movement of earth materials and earthquakes. When shear stress occurs in liquids, it is related to fluid viscosity.