DESIGN OF SHEAR REINFORCEMENT OF BEAMS

factored axial force-enter tension force with negative sign Nu

factored moment Mu
factored shear force at critical section Vu
provided steel ratio p
compressive strength of concrete fc
yield stress of steel fy
column width selected b
column depth selected h
capacity reduction factor-phi phi
clear cover
tie dia
select: dia of longitudinal bars db

CAL C U LAT I O N S

sectional area of each bar

effective depth d
nominal shear strength-simplified eqn=2*SQRT(fc*1000)*b*d/1000 vc
nominal shear strength for shear and flexure-detailed analysis

Vu x d/Mu
Vu x d/Mu
nominal shear strength for factored moment=0
when consider Vu d/Mu=1
nominal shear strength for actual Vu x d/Mu = (1.9*SQRT(F6*1000)+2500*p*Vu*d/Mu/
(100))*b*d/1000
nominal shear strength for shear and flexure-detailed analysis
max shear for shear and flexure= 3.5*SQRT(fc*1000)*b*d/1000
nominal shear strength for shear and flexure-detailed analysis governed Vc

nominal shear strength for shear,flexure and axial compression

compute modified moment = Mu-Nu*((4*h-d)/8)/13 Mm

modified moment Mm
nominal shear strength for modified moment
(1.9*SQRT(fc*1000)+2500*p*Vu*d/(Mm*100*12))*b*d/1000)
nominal shear strength for modified moment `
nominal shear strength for shear,flexure and axial compression-alternate design
approach
=2*(1+Nu*1000/(2000*b*h))*SQRT(fc*1000)*b*h/1000
nominal shear strength for modified moment
max nominal shear strength for shear,flexure and axial compression-alternate design
approach
=3.5*SQRT(fc*1000)*b*d/1000*SQRT(1+Nu*1000/(500*b*h))
nominal shear strength for shear,flexure and axial compression-governed
nominal shear strength for shear,flexure and axial compression-governed Vc
nominal shear strength for shear,flexure and axial tension

nominal shear strength-axial force

= 2*(1+Nu*1000/(500*b*h))*SQRT(fc*1000)*b*d/1000
nominal shear strength-axial force

nominal shear strength-governed for axial and moment-governed for all case

nominal shear strength-governed for axial and moment-governed for all case Vc

allowable shear strength phi Vc

limit phi vc/2 when shear stirrups required
whether extra stirrups or tie to be design

Vu/phi
compute force carried by stee Vs = Vu/phi-Vc
max force carried by steel=8 x sqrt(fc) x b x d Vs
compute force carried by steel- governed Vs
compute force carried by steel- governed phi Vs
Vu-phiVc
max shear force carried by steel for max spacing requirement by ACI
=4 x sqrt(fc) x b x d
compute max spacing to provide min as per ACI sec 11.5.5.3 smax
the max spacing of stirrups as per ACI : smax

compute required stirrup spacing

final governed spacing

POST EVALUATION
enter desired spacing
shear force provided by stirrups
max applied shear - Vu

VARIABLE SPACING OF STIRRUPS FOR UDL

max factored shear at face of support
uniformly distributed load
distance X for desired spacing
distance X for desired spacing
 winter meyer
143
kip 60 0

kip-ft 100 0
kip 50 64.5
% 1.3 2.8
ksi 4 3
ksi 60 60
inch 12.00 16.00
inch 27.00 25.00
0.85 0.85
2.25 2.25
0.375 0.375
inch 0.750 0.750

sq.inch 0.11 0.11

inch 24.00 22.00
kip 36.43 38.56

1.00 1.00
1.00 1.00
kip 43.97 61.27

kip 43.97 61.27

kip 43.97 61.27

kip 63.75 67.48
kip 43.97 61.27

kip-ft 47.50 0.00

kip-ft 47.50 0.00

54.31 0.00
kip 54.31 0.00
kip 39.80 38.56

kip 39.80 0.00

 kip 74.63 67.48

kip 39.80 0.00

kip 39.80 0.00

kip 49.92 38.56

kip 0.00 38.56

kip 36.43 38.56

kip 30.97 32.78

kip 15.48 16.39
yes, stirrups yes, stirrups
are required are required
kip 58.82 75.88
22.39 37.32
kip 145.72 154.24
kip 22.39 37.32
kip 19.03 31.72
19.03 31.72
kip 72.86 77.12

inch 22.00 16.50

inch 12.00 11.00

inch 14.15 7.78

inch 12.00 7.78

inch 5 7
kip 63.36 41.49
kip 84.82 68.04

kip 115 115

kip/ft 11.5 11.5
ft 2.62 4.08
inch 31 49
SHEAR STRESS
maximum shearing stress always occurs on the neutral axis I.e. where Q/b is maximum
shearing of the section total moment of inertia static moment
section width depth about the neutral about the neutral
of section axis(same axis as Q) axis

V b h Ina Q
lb inch inch inch^4 inch^2
kgf cm cm cm^4 cm^2
12000 12 20 8000 600
here Q/b is maximum
shearing
.on the
section

st
psi
kgf/cm^2
75