Jayson Picart

BSCE-4B

1. The ACI Code provides the following limiting shear for members subject only to shear and
flexure: 2√𝑓 ′ 𝑐, 4√𝑓′𝑐 and 8√𝑓′𝑐 What is the significance of each of these limits?

a. 2√𝑓 ′ 𝑐 – used to calculate shear resisted without web reinforcement.

b. 4√𝑓′𝑐 – used to calculate the spacing of stirrups to provide maximum area of shear
reinforcement.
c. 8√𝑓′𝑐 – used to calculate shear resisted by stirrups to prevent shear- compression failure
where the concrete may crush due to high shear and compression stresses in the critical
region on top and diagonal crack.

2. If the maximum shear force in a member occurs at a support, the code permits the designer to
calculate the shear at a distance "d" from the face of the support in the presence of a certain
condition. Describe the situation when this reduced shear may be used.
The max shear force occurs at the end support shear fore is used to avoid the first crack
developed at distance d from face of the support.
3. Why does the code limit the maximum design yield stress that may be used in the design
calculations for shear reinforcing to 60000 psi (not including welded wire fabric )
A yield strength of steel is limited to 60000 psi (corresponding to a strain of 0.5%) in
order to control the width of the diagonal cracks that are developed in the member.
4. What is shear friction and where it is most likely to be considered in reinforced concrete
design?
Shear friction is when the falling apart of the concrete pieces across a crack in a RC
member is resisted by friction between the two pieces. Basically the transfer of shear at such
condition is shear friction. It is used mostly in the design of corbels or brackets that are more
prone to shear friction failure.