MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University will host a public beam signing for a new Center for Innovation and Collaboration from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. The center, at Ashland Avenue and ...

The transverse load P will produce a shear force V in the positive y direction on a mathematical cut through the beam at point “a”. This shear force is directly responsible for the shear stress τ on ...