Lesson 8 Shear or Diagonal Tension in RC Beams
Lesson 8 Shear or Diagonal Tension in RC Beams
Lesson 8 Shear or Diagonal Tension in RC Beams
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
IN PRESTRESSED
CONCRETE DESIGN
(ELECTIVE 3)
A.Y. 2020-2021
REFERENCES:
1. Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines, Inc., (2015) National Structural Code of the
Philippines NSCP C101-15 Volume 1 Buildings, Towers and Other Vertical Structures, 7 th Edition
Second Printing 2019, Philippines: ASEP.
2. McCormac, Jack C. and Brown, Russell H., (2015) Design of Reinforced Concrete, 10th Edition, USA:
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. Wright, James K., (2015) Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, 7th Edition, USA: Pearson
Education Inc.
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Lesson 7: Doubly Reinforced T-Beams
OBJECTIVE
• Analyze, design and solve problems with shear strength of reinforced concrete
GENERAL
Another type of beam failure other than bending is shear failure. Shear failures are very dangerous
especially if it happens before flexure failure because they can occur without warning. To avoid shear
failure, the NSCP Code provides permissible shear values that have larger safety factors compared to
bending failure, thus ensuring ductile type of failure.
409.4.3.1 For beams built integrally with supports, 𝑽𝒖 at the support shall be permitted to be calculated
at the face of support.
409.4.3.2 Sections between the face of support and a critical section located 𝒅 from the face of support
for non-prestressed beams and 𝒉/𝟐 from the face of support for prestressed beams shall be permitted
to be designed for 𝑽𝒖 at that critical section if (a) through (c) are satisfied:
a. Support reaction, in direction of applied shear, introduces compression into the end region of the
beam;
b. Loads are applied at or near the top surface of the beam;
c. No concentrated load occurs between the face of support and critical section.
409.5.3 Shear
409.5.3.2 For composite concrete beams, horizontal shear strength 𝑽𝒏𝒉 shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 416.4.
𝑽𝒏 = 𝑽𝒔 + 𝑽𝒄 (422.5.1.1)
422.5.1.2 Cross-sectional dimensions shall be selected to satisfy Eq. 422.5.1.2
422.5.5.1 For non-prestressed members without axial force, 𝑽𝒄 shall be calculated by:
𝑽𝒄 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟕𝝀√𝒇′𝒄 𝒃𝒘 𝒅 (422.5.5.1)
𝑵𝒖
𝑽𝒄 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟕 (𝟏 + ) 𝝀√𝒇′𝒄 𝒃𝒘 𝒅 (422.5.6.1)
𝟏𝟒𝑨𝒈
422.5.10.1 At each section where 𝑽𝒖 ≥ 𝝓𝑽𝒄 , transverse reinforcement shall be provided such that Eq.
422.5.10.1 is satisfied
𝑽𝒖
𝑽𝒔 ≥ − 𝑽𝒄 (422.5.10.1)
𝝓
422.5.10.2 For one-way members reinforced with transverse reinforcement, 𝑉𝑠 shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 422.5.10.5
422.5.10.5.1 In pre-stressed and prestressed members, shear reinforcement satisfying (a), (b), or (c)
shall be permitted:
422.5.10.5.2 Inclined stirrups making an angle of at least 45 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the
member and crossing the plane of the potential shear crack shall be permitted .to be used as shear
reinforcement in non-prestressed members.
422.5.10.5.5 For each rectangular tie, stirrup, hoop, or crosstie, 𝑨𝒗 shall be the effective area of all bar
legs or wires within spacing 𝒔.
422.5.10.5.6 For each circular tie or spiral, 𝑨𝒗 shall be two times the area of the bar or wire within
spacing 𝒔.
409.6.3 Minimum Shear Reinforcement
409.6.3.1 A minimum area of shear reinforcement, 𝑨𝒗,𝒎𝒊𝒏 shall be provided in all regions where 𝑽𝒖 >
𝟎. 𝟓𝝓𝑽𝒄 except for the cases in Table 409.6.3.1, where at least 𝑨𝒗,𝒎𝒊𝒏 shall be provided where 𝑽𝒖 > 𝝓𝑽𝒄
409.6.3.2 If shown by testing that the required 𝑀𝑛 and 𝑉𝑛 can be developed, Section 409.6.3.1 need not
be satisfied. Such tests shall simulate effects of differential settlement, creep, shrinkage, and
temperature change, based on a realistic assessment of these effects occurring in service.
409.6.3.3 If shear reinforcement is required and torsional effects can be neglected according to Section
409.5.4.1, 𝑨𝒗,𝒎𝒊𝒏 shall be in accordance with Table 409.6.3.3
STEP 1: Calculate the factored shear force 𝑽𝒖 , at critical sections defined in 409.4.3.2
STEP 2: Calculate the shear strength provided by the concrete, 𝑽𝒄 in accordance with Section 422.5.5.
𝑽𝒄 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟕𝝀√𝒇′𝒄 𝒃𝒘 𝒅
If 𝑽𝒖 > 𝝓𝑽𝒄 concrete can’t hold the shear alone. Therefore, stirrups is needed proceed to step 3
If 𝟎. 𝟓𝝓𝑽𝒄 < 𝑽𝒖 ≤ 𝝓𝑽𝒄 we need to consider the minimum area of shear reinforcement, spaced at maximum
spacing provided in Step 6 (proceed)
If 𝑽𝒖 < 𝟎. 𝟓𝝓𝑽𝒄 the beam section is capable to carry the required shear. Proceed to step 8
STEP 3: Calculate the shear strength to be provided by the stirrup in accordance with Eq. 422.5.10.1
𝑽𝒖
𝑽𝒔 ≥ − 𝑽𝒄
𝝓
STEP 4: Check the adequacy of the beam section in accordance with Eq. 422.5.1.2
𝑽𝒖 ≤ 𝝓 (𝑽𝒄 + 𝟎. 𝟔𝟕√𝒇′𝒄 𝒃𝒘 𝒅)
𝑽𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝟎. 𝟔𝟕√𝒇′𝒄 𝒃𝒘 𝒅 ≥ 𝑽𝒔
STEP 5: Determine the actual spacing of stirrups at that section in accordance with Eq. 422.5.10.3
𝑨𝒗 𝒇𝒚𝒕 𝒅
𝑽𝒔 =
𝒔
STEP 6: Determine the value of max spacing of stirrups corresponding to Table 409.7.6.2.2
STEP 7: Determine the minimum area of the stirrups in accordance with Section 409.6.3 and Table
409.6.3.3 based on your calculated spacing 𝒔
Greater of:
𝟎. 𝟎𝟔𝟐√𝒇′𝒄 𝒃𝒘 𝒔 𝟎. 𝟑𝟓𝒃𝒘 𝒔
𝑨𝒗 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝟏 = and 𝑨𝒗 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝟐 =
𝒇𝒚𝒉 𝒇𝒚𝒉
STEP 8: If 𝑽𝒖 < 𝟎. 𝟓𝝓𝑽𝒄 the stirrups are not needed, but we need to put transverse reinforcements for
stability of longitudinal bars. Use the most conservative spacing which is 600 mm.
Example 8.1
Design the spacing of 10 mm U stirrups for the beam with effective depth of 570 mm and width of 75
mm if uniform loads 𝑤𝐷𝐿 = 45 kN/m. (including its own weight) and 𝑤𝐿𝐿 = 64 kN/m with a simple span of
6 m. Use 𝒇′𝒄 = 27.6 MPa and 𝒇𝒚𝒉 = 275 MPa
Example 8.2
Situation – A rectangular concrete beam has a width of 300 mm and an effective depth of 600 mm. The
beam is reinforced with tension reinforcements having a total area of 2413 mm 2 with a steel covering of
80 mm. The beam is subjected to a factored shear force of 160 kN at its critical point at a distance “d”
from the face of support, having a span of 6 m. Assume normal weight of concrete with λ = 1.0. If the
beam is subjected to tensile axial force of 270 kN and 𝒇′𝒄 = 27.6 MPa and 𝒇𝒚𝒉 = 270 MPa