<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">shear stress</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31327626</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:28:18</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">internal shear force</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shear</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shearing stress</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stress, shear</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></dc:description></metadata>