eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2013-11-22 1 7 180 184 10.12691/ajme-1-7-5 AJME2013175 article Šimčák František 1 Kalina Matúš matus.kalina@tuke.sk 1 Orečný Martin 1 Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice This paper describes a proposal of the shape and dimensions of a fixture which allows loading experimental samples by shear. The proposed device and the sample were subjected by a static FEM analysis, for judging the suitability of the given constructional proposal of the fixture for the chosen type of load. The fixture also was subjected to experimental measurement susingnon-contact optical method ESPI. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajme/1/7/5/ajme-1-7-5.pdf shear stressfixtureArcan testESPIFEM