Punching Shear Strength of Slab with Shear Reinf
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Design Shear Reinforcement for Slab which to resist Punching Stress around Interior Square Column
As per ACI318-11 Chapter 11
2d
b1 a√2
d/2 c d/2
φVc/2
d/2
Critical Section for s
Punching Shear Action
a c
System
Column Dimension, c= 12.0 in
Thickness of Concrete Slab, h= 7.5 in
Concrete Cover, co= 1.5 in
Effective Depth of Concrete Section, d= h - co = 7.5 - 1.5 = 6.0 in
Bar Diameter of Shear Reinforcement, Dia= 0.375 in
Load
Ultimate Shear Force, Vu= 120.0 kips
Material Properties
Concrete Strength, f'c= 4000 psi
Yield Strength of Reinforcement, fy= 60000 psi
Shear Strength Reduction Factor (According to Cl.9.3.2 of ACI318), Φ= 0.75
Modification Factor for Lightweight Concrete, λ= 1.00
Determine Concrete Shear Strength
b1= c+d = 18.0 in
Perimeter of Critical Section, b0= 4 * b1 = 72.0 in
Nominal Shear Strength provided by Concrete (According to Eq. 11-33 of ACI318),
Vc= 4 * λ * √ f'c * b0 * d / 1000 = 109.3 kips
Punching Shear Reinforcement is : IF(Vu>Φ∗Vc;"Required";"Not Required") = Required
Determine Area of Shear Reinforcement
Minimum Effective Depth of Slab with Shear Reinforcement (According to Cl.11.11.3 of ACI318),
Punching Shear Strength of Slab with Shear Reinf
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dmin= MIN(6;16*Dia ) = 6.0 in
Effective Depth of Slab : IF(d>dmin;"Should Increase";"OK") = OK
Maximum Shear Strength of Slab with Shear Reinforcement (According to Cl.11.11.3.2 of ACI318),
Vn= 6 * √ f'c * b0 * d / 1000 = 163.9 kips
Validity : IF(Vu>Φ*Vn;"Not Valid";"Valid") = Valid
Shear Strength provided by Concrete with Shear RFT (According to Cl.11.11.3.1 of ACI318),
Vci= 2 * λ * √ f'c * b0 * d / 1000 = 54.6 kips
Nominal Shear Strength provided by Reinforcement (According to Eq. 11-2 of ACI318),
V u - Φ * V ci
Vs= = 105.4 kips
Φ
Spacing of Provided Bars, s= 3.0 in
V s * s * 1000
Required Area of Reinforcement, Av= = 0.88 in2
fy * d
Required Area of Reinforcement for each side of Column, Av_side= Av / 4 = 0.22 in2
Perimeter of Critical Section where Shear Reinforcement may be terminated,
V u * 1000
b'0= = 210.8 in
Φ * 2 * λ * √ f'c * d
Distance from Column Face where Shear Reinforcement may be terminated,
a= ( )√
b'0
4
-c / 2 = 28.8 in
Design Summary
Required Area of Reinforcement, Av= Av = 0.88 in2
Distance from Column Face where Shear Reinforcement may be terminated: a = 28.8 in