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What is shear force?

(a) Force acting in direction parallel to surface of a body

(b) Force acting in direction perpendicular to surface of a body

(c) Force acting in direction longitudinal to surface of a body

(d) Force acting in direction vertical to surface of a body

The question was asked by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

The above asked question is from Size Reduction Theory topic in section Size Reduction of Food Processing Unit Operations

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Correct option is (a) Force acting in direction parallel to surface of a body

Easiest explanation: Shear force is the force acting in direction parallel to surface of a body, it is produced when the particle is compressed between the edges of two hard surfaces moving tangentially.

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