<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31316796</termId><termName>shear failure</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Breakage, cracking, or slippage caused by shear stress, which is the force that tends to cause deformation of a material by slippage along a plane or planes parallel to the imposed stress. Shear failure is often in reference to geological or architectural materials. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:25:18</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31303943</termId><termName>breaking</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31327626</termId><termName>shear stress</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>