Egcostud | design to BS 8110

Design procedure & method

If a full design is required then
Egcostud can be designed into the
slab using the same design principals
as for shear links. All design methods
are in accordance with BS 8110 part 1.
The concrete is first checked for
shear at the column face against
allowable limits from the code and is
then checked along a perimeter at
a distance of 1.5d from the column
face. If shear reinforcement is not
required, then no further checks are
necessary. If shear reinforcement is
required then the concrete is checked
along subsequent further perimeters
0.75d apart until no further shear
reinforcement is necessary.
The area of reinforcement required at
the first perimeter (1.5d) is then split by
placing at least 40% at 0.5d from the
column face and 60% at 1.25d from
the column face. If subsequent areas of
reinforcement are required, these are
spaced at 0.75d from the last perimeter
of reinforcement.
Two perimeters of studs are used for
the calculation of the area required.

Condition No moment being Moment being

considered considered

( 1.5M t
Internal 1.15Vt Vt 1+
(
Vt x

Edge (Bending about an axis

1.25Vt 1.25Vt
parallel to the free edge)
Design steps
( 1.5M t
Edge (Bending about an axis Vt 1.25+
(
1.4Vt Vt x
1. Design at the Column Face perpendicular to the free edge)
a. C
 alculate Design Effective Shear Corner 1.25Vt 1.25Vt
(Veff)
When calculating Veff the factors 2. Design at the Perimeters If v c < v ≤ 2v c punching shear
shown in the table opposite are a. C alculate Design Concrete reinforcement required
applied to design shear load (Vt) Shear Stress (vc)
If v > 2v c the slab is not sufficient.
fcu
( (b d) ( 400d ( 25
100A s ( 1 ( 1 ( 1 Adjust slab/column parameters
Please note – When considering v c =0.79 3 4 3

v
moments, both axes of the column c. C
 alculate the Area of Steel
1.25
should be checked and the worst Required (A sv)
case Veff used Ifv ≤ 1.6v c then
( 100A
1
s
( not to be taken
Where 3
(v - v c ) u1d
(b d)
v greater than 3 A sv =
b. C
 alculate Maximum Design 0.87f yv
Shear Capacity (v max ) 400 not less than 0.67
(
( 1
4
d If 1.6 v c < v ≤ 2v c then
Veff or less than 1 for
v max = 5(0.7v - v c ) u1d
u0d slabs greater than A sv =
0.87f yv
400mm deep
This should not exceed a maximum fcu ≤ 40 N/mm2 These must not be less than the
value of 0.8√ fcu or 5 N/mm , whichever
2
minimum steel of 0.4u1d
is the lower. b. C heck Design Shear Stress (v) 0.87f yv
at First Perimeter (1.5d) fyv = 500 N/mm 2

v = Veff
u1d d. C heck Subsequent Perimeters

If v ≤ v c no punching shear Repeat steps (b) & (c) but using u 2,

reinforcement required u 3 etc. until v ≤ vc

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