DESIGN FOR SHEAR

Design for shear is needed when a failure of a

beam may happen due to the applied shear
stress exceeding its shear capacity.

Steel links to prevent shear failure

Load

Cracks due to
shear stresses

Design for Shear

1.Find the shear stress vEd in the section using the
formula :

V
v Ed
Ed 0.9b d

vEd -is the shear stress in the section

V Ed- the applied shear force on the section
b - is the width of the section
d - is the effective depth of the section

2. Find the concrete shear Capacity from

Rd, maxcot 2.5

the Table A1 below

Compare VEd with VRd

Shear Table

Example 3. A reinforced concrete beam is

supported over 350mm square reinforced
concrete column at both ends. Design the beam
shear reinforcement to EC2 given:
The beam dimensions as shown below
The concrete fcK=40 N/mm2
The steel fyv =500 N/mm2
The ultimate uniformly distributed design load
=240 kN/m
The beam main reinforcement is as shown below

2H25-1T

1H25 -2T

2H32-2B

4H32-1B
A

7m

7m

500mm

350mm

A-A

840kN

840kN

Shear force diagram

840kN315
R12@150

3.5m
3.5m

3.5m
3.5m

840kN
3
1
5

840kN
729kN

3.5 m
x

729kN

Minimum shear links

840kN

H12@100mmmmm

0.5m

H12 @150mm

6m
Length for minimum shear links

H12@100mm

0.5m