critical shear transfer section for circular interior columns can be found in Reference 4.2.

Note that in the case

of flat slabs, two different critical sections need to be considered in punching shear calculations as shown in
Fig. 4-16. Tables 4-7 through 4-10 can be used in both cases. Also, Fig. 4-17 can be used to determine v and
given b1 and b2.
f

d1

d2/2

d2

Critical
sections

d1/2

Figure 4-16 Critical Shear-Transfer Sections for Flat Slabs

Unbalanced moment transfer between slab and an edge column (without spandrel beams) requires special
consideration when slabs are analyzed by the Direct Design Method for gravity loads. To assure adequate shear
strength when using the approximate end-span moment coefficient, the moment 0.30 Mo must be used in
determining the fraction of unbalanced moment transferred by eccentricity of shear ( vMu = v 0.30M o)
according to ACI 13.6.3.6. For end spans without spandrel beams, the column strip is proportioned to resist the
total exterior negative factored moment (Table 4-2). The above requirement is illustrated in Fig. 4-18. The total
reinforcement provided in the column strip includes the additional reinforcement concentrated over the column