Shear Strength

Nominal Shear Strength

Vn = 0.6FyAwCv Equation G2-1
0.6Fy = Shear yield strength per Von Mises Failure Criteria
Aw = area of web = dtw
Cv = reduction factor for shear buckling

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Shear Strength
For a rolled I-shaped member
If h t 2.24 E F
w
y
Then v = 1.00 (= 1.50)

Vn = 0.6FyAweb (shear yielding) (Cv = 1.0)

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Otherwise, for other doubly symmetric shapes

v = 0.9 (=1.67)
If

tw

If 1.10

If

tw

1.10

kv E

Fy

1.37

kv E

then Cv 1

Fy

tw

kv E

1.37

Fy

kv E

1.10

Fy then Cv

then

Cv

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Equation G2-3
kv E
h

Fy

Equation G2-4

tw

1.51kv E
2

h F
t y
w

Equation G2-5

Shear Strength
Cv depends on slenderness of web and locations of shear stiffeners.
It is a function of kv.
kv 5

h
a

Equation G2-6

a = clear distance between transverse stiffeners

h = clear distance between flanges minus fillet on a rolled shape
kv = 5 if no stiffeners are present, if

a 3.0 ,
h

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or

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a
h h
tw

Shear Strength
Equation G2-4 Cv reduction

0.6FyAw
0.48FyAw

Equation G2-5 Cv
reduction

Vn
Shear Yielding

h/tw

1.10

Inelastic
Shear
Buckling
kv E
Fy

Elastic Shear Buckling

1.37

kv E
Fy

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G- 3

EXAMPLE G.1A W-SHAPE IN STRONG AXIS SHEAR

Given:
Determine the available shear strength and adequacy of a W2462 ASTM A992 beam using the AISC Manual
with end shears of 48 kips from dead load and 145 kips from live load.
Solution:
From AISC Manual Table 2-4, the material properties are as follows:
ASTM A992
Fy = 50 ksi
Fu = 65 ksi
From Chapter 2 of ASCE/SEI 7, the required shear strength is:
LRFD
Vu = 1.2(48.0 kips) + 1.6(145 kips)
= 290 kips

Va = 48.0 kips + 145 kips

= 193 kips

ASD

From AISC Manual Table 3-2, the available shear strength is:
LRFD

ASD

vVn = 306 kips

306 kips > 290 kips

Vn
= 204 kips
v

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204 kips > 193 kips

Design Examples V14.1

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