Shear Strength of Concrete Wall
Shear Strength of Concrete Wall
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Hello,
I'm currently reviewing some calculations on a retaining wall. The engineer is checking Vu against (0.5 * Φ * Vc). They are basically using this to say that they don't need shear reinforcement. I always thought that this only applied to concrete beams. For walls and slabs, I just check Vu against (Φ * Vc) to make sure I don't need shear reinforcement. With the other engineers approach, you either end up with some weird stirrups or really thick retaining walls.
Let me know what you guys think.
I'm currently reviewing some calculations on a retaining wall. The engineer is checking Vu against (0.5 * Φ * Vc). They are basically using this to say that they don't need shear reinforcement. I always thought that this only applied to concrete beams. For walls and slabs, I just check Vu against (Φ * Vc) to make sure I don't need shear reinforcement. With the other engineers approach, you either end up with some weird stirrups or really thick retaining walls.
Let me know what you guys think.






RE: Shear Strength of Concrete Wall
RE: Shear Strength of Concrete Wall
RE: Shear Strength of Concrete Wall
RE: Shear Strength of Concrete Wall
The CRSI Design Handbook uses Vc=phi*2*sqrt(f'c)*12*d, which is compared to factored Vu.
RE: Shear Strength of Concrete Wall