Comparative Assessment of Shear Strength Equations for Reinforced Concrete
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 27, Issue 2
Abstract
Several methods for predicting the one-way shear strength of reinforced concrete beams and one-way slabs are available in the literature. An assessment regarding the accuracy of a selection of one-way shear strength methods for reinforced concrete members is described in this paper. These methods include American Concrete Institute (ACI) 318 procedures in addition to several potential design methods proposed by various researchers. Predictions of these methods are compared with a set of experimental results reported in the literature. The objective is to provide engineers guidance to select the most appropriate shear design method for a given structural application. Almost all methods included in this analysis exhibit satisfactory predictions. The new ACI 318-19 shear design method is the simplest of the methods reviewed, and it gives reasonably accurate predictions for members with or without shear reinforcement.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available in a repository or online in accordance with funder data retention policies (found in Reineck et al. 2014, 2003). All models and code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Reineck (University of Stuttgart, Germany) for his cooperation and permission to use the ACI 445-DAfStb shear test database.
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Volume 27 • Issue 2 • May 2022
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Received: Mar 10, 2021
Accepted: Nov 1, 2021
Published online: Dec 21, 2021
Published in print: May 1, 2022
Discussion open until: May 21, 2022
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