Calculation of beam shear and punching shear

strength of a concrete slab acccording to the

Eurocode 2 (EN 1992-1-1:2005)
Material properties
fyk := 500MPa
fccube := 82.4MPa

fy := 560MPa
fck := 0.85 fccube = 70.04 MPa

reinforcement steel
concrete compressive strength

Geometry
b := 2500mm

l := 5000mm

c := 25mm

h := 300mm

l span := 3600mm

geometry of the slab

b r := 0.5 b = 1.25 m

b sup := 100mm

l sup := 2500mm

support size

b load := 200mm

l load := 200mm

load size

Longitudinal reinforcement: 20 - 125mm

1 := 20mm

s1 := 125mm

2 := 0mm

s2 := 0mm

ave :=

1 s 1 + 2 s 2

( s1 + s2 )

d l := h c

ave
2

allows for combination of diameters of rebar

= 20 mm

= 265 mm

1
As1 :=
= 314.159 mm2
2
2

2
As2 :=
= 0 mm2
2

b
b
Asl( s2 ) := Asl
+ 1 As1 +
+ 1 As2 if s2 > 0
s1
s2

b
Asl
+ 1 As1 otherwise
s1

Asl

( )

Asl s2 = 6.597 10 mm
ly :=

( )

Asl s2

= 0.996 %

b dl

Transverse reinforcement: 10 - 125mm

t := 10mm
st := 125mm
t
d t := h c ave
= 250 mm
2
d t + dl

d ave :=

= 257.5 mm

t
2
At := = 78.54 mm
2

l
3
2
Ast := 1 + At = 3.22 10 mm
st

Ast
lz :=
= 0.258 %
l dt

Eurocode formula: Punching

c := 1

200mm

d ave

k := min 1 +
l :=

0.18

C Rdc :=

= 0.18

k1 := 0.1

, 2 = 1.881

lz ly = 0.506 %

cp := 0
3

vmin := 0.035 k fck 1 MPa

= 0.756 MPa

3
2
vRdc := maxCRdc k 100 l fck ( 1MPa) + k1 cp , vmin + k1 cp = 1.113 MPa

b 0 := min2 b load + 2 l load + 2 2 d ave , 2 b load + 2 l load + 2 d ave + 2 d ave + 2 b r

:= 1.15
Vu :=

l load
2

= 4.036

1.4 for edge column and 1.15 for middle column

vRdc b 0 d ave

= 1.006 10 kN

Eurocode formula: Shear

a := 400mm
b stat := l span a = 3.2 m
av := a

b sup
2

b load
2

0.5 d l = 0.132 m

= 0.25 m

2 d l = 0.53 m

effective width assuming 45deg load spreading from center of support

b w := min max l load + 2 av , 2 d l , max b r +

:=

av
2 dl

l load
2

+ av , d l = 0.7 m

if 0.5 d l av 2 d l

1 otherwise

= 0.472
1

l span
1
1
3
VRdc := maxCRdc k ( 100 ly fck 1 MPa 1 MPa) + k1 cp b w d l , ( vmin + k1 cp) b w d l

b stat

VRdc = 616.7 kN

Eurocode formula: Shear with load spreading from far side

b eff := minl load + 2 av + b load , b r +

l load
2

+ av + b load = 1.1 m

l
1
1
3
VRdc_eff := maxC Rdc k ( 100 ly fck 1 MPa 1 MPa) + k1 cp b eff d l , ( vmin + k1 cp) b eff d l

VRdc_eff = 969.1 kN

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