Shear & Torsion Design - Rectangular Beams

U. S. Customary Units
Units
Vu = 60 k
Tu = 30 ft-k
Nu = 0 k
f'c = 4000 psi
l= 1
b= 16 in.
h= 26 in.
cover = 1.5 in.
stirrup dia. = 0.5 in.
Av = 0.40 in 2
fyt = 60,000 psi
fy = 60,000 psi
f= 0.75
Acp = 416.00 in 2
pcp = 84.00 in.
Neglect torsion if Tu < 97723 in-lb = 8.144 ft-k < Tu consider torsion
x1 = 12.50 in.
y1 = 22.50 in.
Aoh = 281.25 in 2
Ao = 239.06 in 2
d= 23.5 in.
ph = 70.00 in.
Vc = 47561 lb
Eq. 11-18 left 246
Eq. 11-18 right 474 section is large enough
At/s = 0.0167 in2/in for 2 legs of stirrup
Vu >f Vc/2 ? yes, shear reinforcing needed
Vs = 32439 lb
Av/s = 0.0230 in2/in for 2 legs of stirrup
Av+t/s = 0.0565 in2/in for 2 legs of stirrup
s= 7.08 in.
s < ph/8 = 8.75 in.
s < 12 = 12.00 in.
s= 7.08 in.
Use s = 7.00 in.
Eq. 11-23 0.75Sqrt(f'c)bs/fyt = 0.089 < Av - OK
Al = 1.17 in 2 Select additional longitudinal bars
Min Al = 1.02 OK
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S. I. Units
Units
Vu = 190 kN
Tu = 30 kN
Nu = 0 kN
f'c = 28 MPa
l= 1
b= 350 mm
h= 650 mm
cover = 40 mm
stirrup dia. = 12.7 mm
Av = 258.00 mm 2
fyt = 420 MPa
f= 0.75
Acp = 227500 mm 2
pcp = 2000.00 mm
Neglect torsion if Tu < 8558385 N-mm 8.558 kN-m < Tu consider torsion
x1 = 257.30 mm
y1 = 557.30 mm
Aoh = 143393 mm 2
Ao = 121884 mm 2
d= 584.6 mm
ph = 1629.20 mm
Vc = 180449 N
Eq. 11-18 left 1.679 N/mm
Eq. 11-18 right 3.307 section is large enough
At/s = 0.3907 mm2/mm for 2 legs of stirrup
Vu >f Vc/2 ? yes, shear reinforcing needed
Vs = 72884 lb
Av/s = 0.2968 in /in for 2 legs of stirrup
2

Av+t/s = 1.0782 in2/in for 2 legs of stirrup

s= 239 in.
s < ph/8 = 204 in.
s < 300 = 300.00 in.
s= 204 in.
Use s = 203.00 in.
Eq. 11-23 0.75Sqrt(f'c)bs/fyt = 671.359 > Av + 2At - NG
Al = 636.51 in 2
Min Al = 13694.64 NG