STD307B – Unit 3

Reinforced Concrete Beams

Analysis and Design for Shear

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Mr. R. Fakir Department of Civil Engineering
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Design of beams for shear
• Brittle failure
• Occurs with little warning
• Provide shear reinforcement – links or stirrups
• Increases the shear resistance and ductility to reduce
the probability of a brittle failure

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Design for shear to SABS 10100-1
• Step 1: Ultimate design shear stress
𝑤 = 1,5𝐷𝐿
Design load at ultimate
𝑤 = 1,2𝐷𝐿 + 1,6𝐿𝐿
𝑤𝐿
Reaction at centre of support 𝑅= (simply supported)
2
𝑤𝑏𝑠𝑢𝑝
Shear at face of support 𝑉𝑠𝑢𝑝 = 𝑅 −
2
Shear at critical location 𝑉𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 = 𝑉𝑠𝑢𝑝 − 𝑤𝑑
𝑉
Ultimate design shear stress 𝑣=
𝑏𝑣 𝑑

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Design for shear to SABS 10100-1
• Step 1: Ultimate design shear stress

𝑏𝑣 = width of the beam or width of the web

If no support width, use 𝑅 for 𝑉

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Design for shear to SABS 10100-1
• Step 2: Check that 𝑣 < 𝑣𝑢

0,75 𝑓𝑐𝑢
𝑣𝑢 = lesser of
4,75 𝑀𝑃𝑎

If 𝑣 > 𝑣𝑢 , use a larger cross-section

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Design for shear to SABS 10100-1
• Step 3: Shear capacity of the beam without shear
reinforcement
1 1 1
0,75 𝑓𝑐𝑢 3 100𝐴𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 3 400 4
𝑣𝑐 =
𝛾𝑚 25 𝑏𝑣 𝑑 𝑑

where:
100𝐴𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑
𝛾𝑚 = 1,4 𝑓𝑐𝑢 ≤ 40𝑀𝑃𝑎 ≤3
𝑏𝑣 𝑑

𝐴𝑠 = area of properly anchored tension reinforcement (distance 𝑑 beyond the section

under consideration)

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Design for shear to SABS 10100-1
• Step 4: Nominal shear reinforcement (minimum)

𝐴𝑠𝑣 0,0020𝑏𝑣 for 𝑓𝑦𝑣 = 250𝑀𝑃𝑎 Mild steel

>
𝑠𝑣 0,0012𝑏𝑣 for 𝑓𝑦𝑣 = 450𝑀𝑃𝑎 High − yield steel

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Design for shear to SABS 10100-1
• Step 5: If 𝑣 > 𝑣𝑐 , shear reinforcement must be
provided
𝐴𝑠𝑣 𝑣−𝑣𝑐 𝑏𝑣
≥ with 𝑓𝑦𝑣 ≤ 450 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝑠𝑣 0,87𝑓𝑦𝑣

Doubling up of links are allowed

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Design for shear to SABS 10100-1
• Step 6: Maximum spacing of links/stirrups

0,75𝑑
Maximum spacing = lesser of
300𝑚𝑚

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• Step 7: Number of links/stirrups

Span of shear reinforcement

No. of links = roundup +1
Spacing provided

𝐿𝑣
𝑛 = roundup +1
𝑠𝑣

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• Step 8: Hanger bars
Provide 2R10 hanger bars if there is no compression reinforcement

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Exercise 3-9
Design shear reinforcement for a 6m simply supported beam,
with a uniformly distributed dead load of 40kN/m and a
uniformly distributed imposed load of 12kN/m. The dead load
includes self-weight. Detail accordingly.
Characteristic materials strengths:
- Concrete fcu = 30MPa
- Links Mild steel
Width of beam b = 300mm
Width of support bsup = 300mm
Reinforcement depth d = 550mm
Reinforcement provided 2Y25

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Exercise 3-10
Design shear reinforcement for a 5m simply supported beam,
with an imposed point load of 80kN at midspan. Detail
accordingly.
Characteristic materials strengths:
- Concrete fcu = 30MPa
- Links Mild steel
Width of beam b = 300mm Ln = 80kN
Height of section h = 500mm
Depth of reinforcement d = 460mm
Reinforcement provided 3Y25
A B
5m

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References
• SABS 10100-1 (2000): The structural use of concrete, Part 1:
Design.

• SANS 10160-1 to 8 (2011): Basis of structural design and

actions for buildings and industrial structures.

• Robberts, J.M. & Marshall, V. (2010): Analysis and Design of

Concrete Structures.

• Video by Stuart Hofmeyr, 2016.

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