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Shear strain

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003362

A measure of the deformation of a material caused by forces acting parallel to a surface, resulting in a change in shape without a change in volume. It is quantified as the tangent of the angle of deformation. In geology, shear strain is common in fault zones and ductile shear zones.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003362
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003362",
  "term": "Shear strain",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A measure of the deformation of a material caused by forces acting parallel to a surface, resulting in a change in shape without a change in volume. It is quantified as the tangent of the angle of deformation. In geology, shear strain is common in fault zones and ductile shear zones.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/shear-strain/"
}

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