RECENT APPROACHES TO SHEAR DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2015

Publisher

American Concrete Institute

Chapter 1--Introduction 1.1--Scope and Objectives 1.2--Historical developmet of shear design provisions 1.3--Overview of current ACI design procedures 1.4--Summary Chapter 2--Compression field theory 2.1--Introduction 2.2--Compression field theory 2.3--Stress-strain relationships for diagonally cracked concrete 2.4--Modified compression field theory 2.5--Rotating-angle softened-truss model 2.6--Design procedure based on modified compression field theory Chapter 3--Truss approaches with concrete contribution 3.1--Introduction 3.2--Overview of recent European codes 3.3--Modified sectional-truss model approach 3.4--Truss models with crack fiction 3.5--Fixed-angle softened-truss models 3.6--Summary Chapter 4--Members without transverse reinforcement 4.1--Introduction 4.2--Empirical methods 4.3--Mechanisms of shear transfer 4.4--Models for members without transverse reinforcement 4.5--Important parameters influencing shear capacity 4.6--Conclusions Chapter 5--Shear friction 5.1--Introduction 5.2--Shear-friction hypothesis

Describes procedures proposed for regulatory standards should be safe, correct in concept, simple to understand, and should not necessarily add to either design or construction costs.

Committee	445
DocumentType	Standard
ISBN	9780870314674
Pages	55
PublisherName	American Concrete Institute
Status	Current
Supersedes	ACI 445R : 1999