Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A rubber mounting pad is thick with a face of . A sideways force of acts on its upper face while the lower face is fixed. The rubber's shear modulus is . Find the shear stress, the angle of shear and the sideways shift of the upper face.
Shear modulus: , where acts along the face of area , and the angle of shear is . Liquids and gases have no shear modulus.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Stress. .
Step 2. Angle. .
Step 3. Shift. .
Answer: ; ; .
Check. Rubber is about times easier to shear than steel, so even a small force gives a visible shift.
Watch out. .
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