noun
shear failure
Technical term in materials science and engineering for failure caused by shear stress.
この材料はせん断破壊を起こしやすい。
This material is prone to shear failure.
せん断破壊のメカニズムを解析した。
We analyzed the mechanism of shear failure.
Standard technical spelling using せん断 for 'shear'.
Alternate kanji form using 剪断; less common in modern technical writing.
Compound of せん断 (shear) and 破壊 (failure, destruction).