Guide to Design of Shear Reinforcement in a beam

Design of Shear Reinforcement in a beam

The beam is failed by the diagonal tension in which the cracks start from support and extend upto a distance equal to effective depth and making an angle more or less than 45 degrees.

Shear reinforcement diagram (beam longitudinal section)
Shear reinforcement diagram (beam longitudinal section)

Here are the steps for the design of Shear Reinforcement in a beam:

Step one

Nominal shear stress

Tv = Vu/bd

Where, Vu = shear force due to design load

b = width of the beam

d = depth of the beam

Step two

Percentage of steel

Percent steel = Ast/bd x 100

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