SHEAR

RESISTANCE
at ULS
 Learning outcomes:

1) Able to determine shear strength

without requiring shear reinforcement.
2) Able to design shear reinforcement in
PSC beam

Addressing CO2, PO3 in COPO matrix

 SHEAR RESISTANCE
(Section 6.2, Code)
• Shear in PSC is considered at ULS.
• Design for shear involves the most severe loading
conditions, with the usual partial factors for safety
on loading incorporated.

• The action of a member in resisting shear is

similar to that for RC but with the additional
effects on the compression due to the prestress
force.

• This increases shear resistance considerably, by

enhancing shear capacity (VRd,c).

• To design shear force (VEd) ~ can take into

account of vertical component of force due to
inclined tendons; where prestressing force
multiplied with partial factor p = 0.9
 SHEAR - definitions
• VRd,c is the design shear resistance of
the member without shear
reinforcement.
• VRd,s is the design value of the shear
force which can be sustained by the
yielding shear reinforcement.
• VRd,max is the design value of the
maximum shear force which can be
sustained by the member, limited by
crushing of the compression struts.
 SECTIONS NOT REQUIRING DESIGN
SHEAR REINFORCEMENT
(Section 6.2.2, Code)
• VRd,c > Ved but it is necessary to provide minimum shear
links unless for very short-span beam or lightly loaded lintel.
 SHEAR STRENGTH WITHOUT SHEAR
REINFORCEMENT (UNCRACKED REGIONS)

(vco)

Figure : Shear stress distribution in the concrete

If fctd is the limiting value of principal tensile stress, the
ultimate shear resistance V of the uncracked section
Rd,c

becomes:
bI 2
VRd , c  f ctd  f c f ctd
( Ay )
 SECTIONS THAT REQUIRE DESIGN
SHEAR REINFORCEMENT
(Section 6.2.3, Code)
• The design of members with shear reinforcement is based on a
truss model (Figure 6.5, Code).
• Limiting values for the angle θ of the inclined struts in the web
are given in 6.2.3 (2), where 1 ≤ cotθ ≤ 2.5
Summary
Asl = ∆Ftd /(0.87 fyk)
 EXAMPLE: Design of shear reinforcement
Figure shows the cross-section of beam with a constant
parabolic tendon profile over 30m span. The eccentricity of
tendon varies between 300 mm at the ends to 750 mm at
mid-span. The beam supports an ultimate uniformly distributed
load of 40 kN/m and fck = 35 N/mm2.

Given:

Ap = 3450 mm2
fyk = 500 N/mm2 for shear links
fctk = 2.2 N/mm2
300 mm

750 mm
 Table 1: Shear calculations at 3m interval

  x D VRd,c Prestress (1) (2) (3)   (4) (5) (6)

 VEd VRd,max Asw/s Asw/smin
  (m) (mm) (kN)    

        (kN)1 (kN) (kN) (kN)2       (kN)

0 1400 281 0 0 281 941 Minimum 0.14 0

3 1382 278 28 120 306 928 reinforcement 0.14 115
Mid-
span 6 1328 270 56 240 325 892 only   0.14 230
9 1238 255 84 360 339 832 0.229 345
Reinforce-
12 1112 234 112 480 346 747 ment 0.339 460
End 15 950 202 140 600 342 638 carries all 0.497   575
the shear
span
forces
 Concrete plus tendon
shear resistance
SFD for beam
Note:
i) 10mm links @300
Ultimate shear centres in outer 3m.
force VEd (Asw/s = 0.523)
ii) 10mm @ 450 centres
between 3-6m
(Asw/s = 0.349)
iii) 8mm@450
throughout the rest of
span (Asw/s = 0.223)

8 at 450 10 at 450 10 at 300

3 6 9 12 15
At mid-span
Distance along span (m)

Shear resistance of PSC beam

Exercise
Design the shear reinforcement at a particular section for the symmetrical post-
tensioned PSC I-section beam.
At the section, the following data are given:
Ultimate moment, M = 800 kNm, ultimate shear VEd = 400 kN, h = 1000 mm,
bw = 200mm,
A = 310 x 103 mm2, I = 36 x 109 mm4
Ap = 1803 mm2, e = 290 mm, Slope of tendon,  = 3o,
Characteristic concrete cylinder strength, fck = 50 N/mm2,
Characteristic strength of links, fywk = 250 N/mm2,
Characteristic strength of tendons, fpk = 1750 N/mm2,
Final prestress after losses, pe = 0.6 fpk

Note:
In any case, if there are no
other information given,
h = 1000mm
state the assumptions made.