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Section design for shear forces

1. Assumptions :
Concrete: normal concrete fc' = 32.0 (MPa)
Stirrups: yield strength fy = 500.0 (MPa)
size 10 /one leg area: 78.54 (mm2)/
number of legs 2 /shear area: 157.08 (mm2)/
stirrup angle 90.0 deg
 Code: ACI 318-02
 Type of element BEAM

2. Section :

b = 200.00 (mm)
h = 600.00 (mm)
d = 43.00 (mm)
3. Data:
Applied loads:
shear force: 40.00 (kN)
4. Results :
Reinforcement
Strirrups not required
Section resistance:
Strength reduction factor  = 0.75
Effective shear strength = 76.44 (kN)
Nominal shear capacity provided by:
concrete = 101.92 (kN)
shear reinforcement = 0.00 (kN)

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