Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Mechanical Engineering 1 7 2013 11 22 The Verification of Fixture for Shear Load with Optical Method ESPI 180 184 EN Šimčák František Kalina Matúš Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice Orečný Martin AJME2013175 10.12691/ajme-1-7-5 2013 10 16 2013 10 25 2013 11 22 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.