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• Providing Lateral Strength to building: Shear Wall must provided lateral shear strength to the
building to resist the horizontal earthquake forces, wind forces and transfer these forces to the
foundation.
• Providing Lateral Stiffness to building: Shear Walls provide large stiffness to building in the
direction of their orientation, which reduces lateral sway of the building and thus reduces damage
to structure.
Data Given :
Height of Shear Wall = 3 m
Length of Shear Wall = 4 m
Thickness of Wall = 100 mm
Carrying Load = 600 KN/m
Grade of Concrete – M20
Grade of Steel – Fe415
Solution :
Since cross walls are provided, the wall is braced.
So, h/t = 3000 / 100 = 30 mm
l/t = 4000/100 = 40 mm
Assume , both ends fixed ( restrained against rotation & displacement )
L (eff.) = 0.75*lo , where , lo is least of length & height
= 0.75 *3 = 2.25 m
L (eff.) / t =2250/100 = 22.5 > 12
As per Indian Standard , Permissible value of L (eff.)/t = 45 > 22.5
e (min.) = t/20 or 20 mm = 5 or 20 mm
Therefore, moment due to accidental eccentricity of 20 mm is considered. Additional eccentricity
due to slenderness,
= /(2000 * t) = (2.25)^2 * (1000)^2 / ( 2000 * 100 ) = 25.31 mm
Total Eccentricity = + = 20 + 25.3 = 45.3 mm
Moment = * 45.3 = 27.2 * 10^6 N-mm
For the axial load & moment , RCC Wall is designed similar to a RCC Column subjected to axial
load & uniaxial moment.
/ * b * t = 600 * 10^3 / (20 * 100 * 1000) = 0.3
/( * b * t^2 ) = 0.136
From SP16 chart , for Reinf. along two sides, Fe415 steel, d’/D = 0.1, Referring Chart 32,
p / = 0.07 = 0.07
p = 0.07 * 20 = 1.4 %
Area of Steel = 1.4 / 100 * 100 * 1000 = 1400 mm2
Provide 16 mm @ 120 mm c/c as vertical reinf. for compression.
Horizontal provide a nominal reinf. of 0.4% of c/s Ast = 0.4 * 100 * 1000 * 100 = 400 mm2
Provide 8 mm @ 120 mm c/c.
Since Vertical Reinforcement is less than 2 %, no horizontal links are required.