Reply To: beam188 shear strain output

[Erik Kostson]

Hi

 

' but these shear stresses are varying across the cross-section, whereas I expect the shear strains at the cross-section to remain constant.'

See books and search (shear stress variation through thickness max at centre line and zero on the extreme fibres):

https://profkodali.blogspot.com/2010/09/shear-stresses-in-beams.html

All the best

Erik