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Punching Shear Design Eurocode

Punching shear is a failure mechanism that occurs in structural elements like slabs, pile caps, and foundations when subjected to concentrated loads. The critical section for shear failure is the punching shear perimeter defined around the concentrated load. Different standards define the punching shear perimeter differently. Punching shear is calculated as the applied force divided by the product of the perimeter length and effective depth, and this stress must be less than the allowable shear stress to prevent punching shear failure.

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Punching Shear Design Eurocode

Punching shear is a failure mechanism that occurs in structural elements like slabs, pile caps, and foundations when subjected to concentrated loads. The critical section for shear failure is the punching shear perimeter defined around the concentrated load. Different standards define the punching shear perimeter differently. Punching shear is calculated as the applied force divided by the product of the perimeter length and effective depth, and this stress must be less than the allowable shear stress to prevent punching shear failure.

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Punching Shear Design a Detailed Discussion

Punching shear is a failure mechanism when structural elements subjected to concentrated load.
Failure occurs in perimeter defined away from the concentrated load. Slabs, pile caps, footings,
raft foundations, etc. element is subjected to punching action and they need to be designed for it.

The punching shear perimeter is considered as the critical section that a shear failure could occur.
The following figure indicates the typical punching shear perimeter. The selection of the critical
perimeter could be varied depending on the relevant standard.

As indicated in the above figure, different standards use different values to define the punching
shear perimeter. The selection of the perimeter could be varied with the other factors also.

Punching Shear Stress = V/bd


Where’
V – applied force
b – length of the perimeter
d – effective depth.

Punching shear stress shall be less than allowable shear stress; V<Vc
Punching shear checks are carried out for the following elements generally to avoid punching
shear failures.

1. Normal Slab
2. Flat Slab
3. Pile Caps
4. Footings
5. Raft foundations
Punching shear perimeter could be varied by standard to standard as discussed above.

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