Reinforced Concrete I

Debre Markos University

DMIT
Department of Civil Engineering
Lecture-3
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 Design of Shear
 In addition to pure bending case, beams
are often subjected to transverse loads
which generate both bending moments
M(x) and shear forces V(x) along the
beam.
 Shear failure is frequently sudden and
brittle, the design for ensure that shear
strength equals or exceeds the flexural
strength at all points in the beam.
Design of Shear
 Design of Shear

Fig. Internal force in beams

 Design of Shear
 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.
 Ved is applied shear force,checked at d from
face of support.
 Members not requiring
design shear reinforcement
 In regions of the member where VEd≤VRd,c no
calculated shear reinforcement is necessary.
No shear reinforcement is required,minimum
shear reinforcement should nevertheless be
provided according to 9.2.2.
 Members not requiring
design shear reinforcement
The design value for the shear resistance VRd,c
is given by:

with a minimum of

where:
fck is in Mpa
 Cont’d…
Asl is the area of the tensile reinforcement,
which extends ≥(lbd + d) beyond the section
considered.
Bw is the smallest width of the cross-section in
the tensile area [mm]
= NED /Ac< 0.2 fcd [MPa]
NEd is the axial force in the cross-section due to
loading or prestressing [in N] (NEd>0 for
compression).The influence of imposed
deformations on NEd may be ignored.
 Cont’d…
AC is the area of concrete cross section [mm2]
VRd,c is [N]
Note: For the use of CRD,C ,vmin and k1, refer the National Annex.
The recommended value for CRd,c is
that for vmin is given by Expression (6.3N) and that for k1 is
0.15.
Vmin = 0.035 k3/2× fck1/2 (6.3N)

VEd≤0.5 bwd v fcd

where v is a strength reduction factor for concrete cracked in
shear. Note: The recommended value for v follows from:
 Cont’d…

fig. Defination of Asl

Members requiring design
shear reinforcement
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