The shear stress criterion predicts failure caused by the interlaminar shear stresses 
and 
. The allowable limit 
is typically determined by a tensile lap shear test (lap shear
strength).
Notes
Note that:
The listed failure criteria can be activated via the application menu (Tools - Preferences - ACP - Add-Ons - Adhesive Failure Criteria).
If both the peel and shear stress criteria are active, then the weighting factor can be used in one of the criteria in order to adjust
because the peel and shear strengths typically differ.
Limitations
Review the following limitations:
Failure mode labels are not currently exposed and display "na" (not available).
Adhesive failure criteria are not currently exposed in Mechanical.
Reference
Yarrington, P., Zhang, J., Collier, C., Bednarcyk, B.A., Failure Analysis of Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.