As the name implies, the Short Beam Shear test subjects a beam to bending, just as flexural testing methods do, but the beam is very short relative to its thickness. For example, ASTM D 2344 1 ...

A recent development of the short beam shear test is the double beam shear test (ISO 19927) which produces a region of pure shear in a small bend specimen and can provide shear modulus data.

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. Because composite structures are subjected to flexural loading in typical applications, it is not surprising that flexure testing of composites is commonly ...

M. R. Horne, The Plastic Theory of Bending of Mild Steel Beams with Particular Reference to the Effect of Shear Forces, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.