And with due and proper and most intricate Japanese ceremonial we of the circle drank saki, pale, mild, and lukewarm, from tiny porcelain bowls. No mild saki for them, but square faces illicitly refilled with corrosive fire that flamed through their veins and burst into conflagrations in their heads.
Shear strength is a term used in soil mechanics to describe the magnitude of the shear stress that a soil can sustain. The shear resistance of soil is a result of friction and interlocking of particles, and possibly cementation or bonding at particle contacts.
Shear strength is the maximum shear stress which a material can withstand without rupture. It is the maximum load required to cut off a specimen in such a way that the resulting pieces are entirely clear of each other. It is thus the definitive strength of a material exposed to shear loading.