Ideal Shear Area in y-Direction

A_{y} = \frac{{I_{z}}^{2}}{G_{ref} \cdot \int_{A *} {(\frac{S_{z}}{t *})}^{2} \cdot \frac{1}{G} d A *}

I_z	Second moment of area related to the axis z
S_z	First moment of area related to the z-axis with regard to the section outline
t*	Effective element thickness for the shear transfer calculated at each x-location of the element, taking into account the section outline
G	Shear modulus
G_ref	Shear modulus of the reference material

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