Stress Calculator

This page provides some insight into determining stress, and provides some functions to help you calculate it!
CalculationInputs﻿﻿Force applied, F
:2000kN​
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﻿﻿Area, A
:1m2​
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Output﻿﻿Stress, σ
:2000kPa​
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ExplanationStress is defined as a force that changes the shape of an object. The units of stress are Pascals (Pa) or Newton per square metre (N/m^2), and is calculated according to the following formula
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σ=FAσ = \frac{F}{A}σ=AF​
where
﻿﻿σ
 = Stress
﻿﻿F
 = Force applied
﻿﻿A
 = Area
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To use this as a shear stress calculator simply use the cross-sectional area parallel to the plane of the imposed force.  
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