Shear Reinforcement

Calculation
NSCP 2010 and ACI 318-08
Engr. Stephen John C. Clemente, MSCE
Faculty, FEU Institute of Technology
Shear
• Shear – Acts perpendicular to the length of the
member (column, slab, beams)
• Concrete beam tends to crack due to flexure which
is perpendicular to rebars but changes direction to
approximately 45 degrees towards neutral axis.
Stirrups (ties for columns)
• The purpose of the stirrups is to pin together shear
cracks.
• The design shear force is critical at distance “d”
from the face of support for beams not carrying
concentrated loading.
Actual Shear Cracks
Shear failure
Typical Stirrups Arrangement
Design Shear Vu
[11.1.3]
Design Shear Vu
411.2.3.1 [11.1.3.1]
• @ distance d from the support of the beam for
simply supported
Design Shear Vu
411.2.3.1 [11.1.3.1]
Design Shear Vu
411.2.3.1 [11.1.3.1]
Commentary
[11.1.3.1]
Commentary
[11.1.3.1]
Commentary
[11.1.3.1]
Shear Capacity of Concrete
Sec 411.4.1.1 [11.2.1.1]
Vc = 0.17 fc 'bw d
Members subjected to shear and flexure only

• λ- concrete density factor

• λ- 1.0 for normal weight concrete
• λ- 0.75 for light weight concrete
• bw- width of the beam
• d- effective depth
• Vc- shear capacity of concrete
Limitation to Concrete Compressive
Strength
[11.1.2.1]
Shear Capacity of Stirrups
Sec 411.6.7.9 [11.1.1]
Vsmax = 0.66 fc 'bw d
Vu = Vc + Vs
Vu − Vc
Vs = ϕ= 0.75


Vs  Vsmax Vs  Vsmax

• The section is adequate • Adjust section size

 Minimum Shear Reinforcement
Sec 411.6.6.1
0.5Vc  Vu no stirrups needed
Vc  Vu  0.5Vc minimum stirrups needed
Vc  Vu design stirrups
0.062 fc 'bw s
f yt larger will govern

Avmin 0.35bw s
(note: if spacing is calculated,
• choose smaller spacing)
f yt
Design of Shear Reinforcement
Vc  Vu

Vu
Vc 0.5Vc

Vmax V =0

x m Vmax
Minimum Spacing of Shear
Reinforcement [Non-Seismic]
Sec 411.6.5
1. Vs  0.33 fc 'bw d
d
s
2
s  600mm choose the smallest spacing
2. Vs  0.33 fc 'bw d Round down by 10mm
d
s
4
s  300mm

Av f yt d
3. s
Vs
Minimum Spacing of Shear
Reinforcement [Seismic]
Sec 421.5.3.2 [21.3.4.2]
d
s
4
s  8b
choose the smallest spacing
s  24s
Roundup by 10mm
s  300mm
Av f yt d
s
Vs
Minimum Spacing of Shear
Reinforcement [Seismic]
Sec 421.5.3.2 [21.3.4.2]
Spacing Beyond x (distance m)
Av f yt
s
0.062 fc 'bw
Av f yt
s choose the smallest spacing
0.35bw
Roundup by 10mm
d
s
2
Typical Arrangement of Stirrups
[21.5.3]
Typical Arrangement of Stirrups
[21.5.3]
Typical Arrangement of Stirrups
[21.5.3]
Alternative Method to Calculate
Shear and Moment of Continuous
Beam [8.3]
Alternative Method to Calculate
Shear and Moment of Continuous
Beam [8.3]
Clear Span
Shear and Moment
Sample Problem No.1
A 5.20m span simply supported
beam has a clear span of 4.80m and
carries a uniformly distributed dead
and live load of 65kn/m and
55kn/m respectively. The
dimension of the beam section and
steel reinforcement are shown.
Design the necessary shear
reinforcement if fc’=21Mpa and
fy=415Mpa. Diameter of the
stirrups is 10mm.
Sample Problem No.2
A 4m span cantilever beam has a
rectangular section and carries
uniform and concentrated loads
as shown in the figure. Using
fc’=21Mpa and fy=415Mpa,
cc=40mm, and diameter of
stirrups=10mm, design the
necessary shear reinforcement for
the entire length of the beam.