Chapters 18

Reinforced Concrete Design II

Shear Walls
Parts IV - VI

Dr. Anis Shatnawi

RC_II 1

Part IV

Design of Boundary Elements

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Design of Boundary Elements

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c 0.1 lw

max of c
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 lw

m ax of M u
4V
u

Pu M u Lw
0.2f c '
Ag Ig 2

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 ACI 21.9.6.5

V u 0.083Acv f c '
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(MPa): or .

psi
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psi
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psi 9

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right

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100 mm < < 150 mm

(Psi):
100 mm< so < 150 mm

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MPa:
For bar sizes 10 mm to 30 mm

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Design Loads
Shear force maximum at the base.

Bending moment maximum at the

base.

Axial load including its own weight

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 Part V

Flexural Strength
Analysis of Shear Walls

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A st f y

w h f c '

C

w 2 0.851

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If the wall subjected to axial load smaller than the
producing balanced failure, the following approximate
equation can be used to determine the design moment
capacity of the wall:
P c
M n 0.5A st f y w 1 u 1
A st f y w
Ast = total area of vertical reinforcement
lw = horizontal length of wall
Pu = factored axial compressive load
fy = yield strength of reinforcement

1 = factor relating depth of equivalent rectangular compressive

stress block to the neutral axis depth= 0.85 for fc= 17 to 28 MPa &
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A st f y

w h f c '
fc ' = compressive strength of concrete
Pu

w hf c '

h = thickness of wall
= 0.90 (strength primarily controlled by flexure
with low axial load)

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 Part VI

Shear Strength Analysis

of Shear Walls

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(Psi)

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Where:
h : is thickness of wall.
d : is the effective depth in the direction of bending, may be
taken as 0.8 lw , where lw is length of wall considered in
direction of shear force.
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Alternative Shear Strength:

ACI 11.9.6 specifies that a more detailed analysis is permitted to
evaluate Vc as follows, where Vc is the lesser of the two values shown

( f c ' in MPa and b , d in mm )

OR.

( f c ' in MPa and b , d in mm )

Where Nu is positive for compression and negative for tension.

If is negative then the 2nd equation is not applicable

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If is negative then the 2nd equation is not applicable

Where Nu is positive for

compression and negative for
tension.

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The critical section

The critical section for shear is taken at a distance equal to half
the wall length lw/2 , or half the wall height hw/2, whichever is
less. Sections between the base of the wall and the critical section are
to be designed for the shear at the critical section, as specified in ACI
11.9.7.

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US (Psi) Units:

SI-units:

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