An adequate theory for the shear strength of reinforced concrete structures

Author:

Collins M. P.1,Bentz E. C.1,Sherwood E. G.2,Xie L.1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

Traditional shear design procedures for concrete structures rely on empirical equations derived from laboratory experiments and lack the type of adequate theory that forms the basis of flexural design. As shear resistance depends on so many variables and because laboratory tests do not cover the full practical range of parameters, empirical shear design equations can result in structures with inadequate shear strength. Recent failures of such structures have highlighted the need for shear design provisions solidly based on an adequate theory. This paper introduces such a theory and explains the simple design models derived from the theory, which include a strut-and-tie model for disturbed regions and a sectional model for flexural regions. These models form the basis of the shear provisions on the 2004 Canadian standard for the design of concrete structures. In the current paper, results from nine major experimental series are compared with predictions from the new shear provisions and with predictions from the shear provisions of the Eurocode and the American Concrete Institute code. It is demonstrated that the new shear design provisions are capable of predicting the shear strength of reinforced concrete members and prestressed concrete members with considerably greater reliability.

Publisher

Thomas Telford Ltd.

Subject

General Materials Science,Building and Construction,Civil and Structural Engineering

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