Home/Basic Physics/Equilibrium and elasticity/Shear modulus9. Equilibrium and elasticityShear modulusIn 9. Equilibrium and elasticityFormulaCopy LaTeXGs=F∥/AΔx/hG_s= \frac{F_\parallel/A}{\Delta x/h}Gs=Δx/hF∥/ATagselasticityequilibriumequilibrium elasticityphysicsphysics formulaDetailRatio of the shear stress to the shear strain.Found an error? Contact us.Related formulasRelatedShear stressτcort=F∥A\tau_{\text{cort}}=\frac{F_\parallel}{A}τcort=AF∥Open formulaOpen in section