2029EXQ STRUCTURAL DESIGN

BS EN 1992 –
Design of Concrete Structures

DESIGN FOR SHEAR

Alfred Gand
Email: aa1623@coventry.ac.uk
Room: JL143
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Shear Design – Components of shear resistance

1. VRd,c shear capacity without shear reinforcement

2. VRd,max , max shear capacity if unlimited shear reinforcement is provided

3. VRd,s, shear capacity with shear reinforcement

For shear Cmax is limited to C50/60, to clause 3.1.2(2), in the

UK National Annex.

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Shear Design – Beams without Shear Reinforcement

Eurocode uses an arch model as basis for design without shear

links.

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Shear Design – Beams without Shear Reinforcement

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Shear Design – Beams without Shear Reinforcement

UK adopted values

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Shear Design – Beams with Shear Reinforcement

Eurocode uses a strut and tie (“truss”) model for beams with shear links.
Shear resistance with shear reinforcement excludes any concrete shear
resistance.

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Typical failure modes due to shear for a simply supported beam

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Shear Design – Strut-and-Tie Model

(Truss model, cl 6.2.3)


VEd
cot   cot  
2

For shear truss model without axial force, z = 0.9 d

1 < cot  < 2.5

45o >  > 21.8o
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Beam carrying shear: links in tension and

concrete in compression

b and b w for rectangular,

L and T beams in shear

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

Fig. 5.2

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Shear Design – Truss Model with

vertical tie and variable strut

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Critical sections for a beam carrying shear

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Shear Design – Calculation Procedure

1. Calculate VRd,c

If VRd,c > VEd, you are done. Only minimum shear links required. Otherwise…

2. Calculate VRd,max, max shear capacity, starting with cot θ=2.5. Use lower cot θ if
necessary.

If VRd,max < VEd, for cot θ =1, you have to use a larger section!

3. Calculate required links and minimum links necessary

4. Check the extent of shear links required.

5. Maximum allowable link spacing is 0.75d.

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Beams – Shear Reinforcement

Links must be effectively anchored.

Minimum shear reinforcement: ρw,min = (0.08 √fck) / fyk

Maximum longitudinal spacing: sl,max = 0.75d (1 + cot α)

Maximum transverse spacing: st,max = 0.75d ≤ 600mm

Examples of shear reinforcement in the form of links

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Area of shear links A sw /s (mm 2 /mm) for various link sizes and spacings
(based on two legs per link)

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