PUNCHING SHEAR CHECK FOR SLABS - ACI 318 - 08

Column - C6 - Grid A - 4
Roof

1.0 Material Properties

Specified compressive strength of
concrete

f'c 38MPa

Square root of specified compressive

strength of concrete

SR1
SR

f'c
MPa

MPa

8.3MPa if SR1 8.3MPa

SR1 otherwise

Specified yield strength for transverse

reinforcement

SR1 6 MPa

SR 6 MPa

fyt 460MPa

2.0 Structural Input

Column shorter plan dimension

c1 800mm

Column longer plan dimension

c2 800mm

Slab thickness

D 280mm

Cover to reinforcement in slabs

cs 30mm

Bar dia in slab

d b 16mm

Factored shear force

Vu 956kN

Factored moment

M ux 3kN m
M uy 207.4kN m

3.0 Check for punching shear

Strength reduction factor for shear
calculations Refer 9.3.2.3

0.75

c2
Ratio of long side to short side of column
c1
Refer 11.11.2.1(a),
Modification factor
Refer 8.6.1

For normal weight concrete

Effective depth of slab

db
d D cs
2

d 242 mm

Constant for computing nominal shear

strength - Refer 11.11.2.1(b)

s 40
columntype "Interior"

40 for interior columns

30 for edge columns
20 for corner columns

3.1 Check at critical section A at a distance of d/2 from column face

b 1

c1 d if ( columntype = "Interior" ) ( columntype = "Edge short" )

d

c1

otherwise

b 1 1.042 m
b 2

c2 d if ( columntype = "Interior" ) ( columntype = "Edge long" )

d

c2

otherwise

b 2 1.042 m

if (columntype = "Interior" )
b1 2b2 if (columntype = "Edge short" )
2b1 b2 if (columntype = "Edge long" )
b1 b2 if ( columntype = "Corner" )

b oA

Perimeter of critical section A

2 b1 b2

b oA 4.168 m
1

Fraction for calculating unbalanced

moment about x axis transfered by
flexure Refer 13.5.3.1 & Eq 13-1

fx

Fraction for calculating unbalanced

moment about x axis transfered by
eccentricity of shear Refer 13.5.3.1 &
Eq 13-1

vx 1 fx

Fraction for calculating unbalanced

moment about y axis transfered by
flexure Refer 13.5.3.1 & Eq 13-1

fy

Fraction for calculating unbalanced

moment about y axis transfered by
eccentricity of shear Refer 13.5.3.1 &
Eq 13-1
Area of concrete assumed at
critical section

fx 0.6

b1
b2

vx 0.4

1
2

fy 0.6

b2
b1

vy 1 fy

vy 0.4

Ac b oA d

Ac 1.009 m

Property analogous to polar moment of

inertia divided by half length of critical
section. Refer R11.11.7.2
Jfactorx

b1 d b1 3 b2 d

if ( columntype = "Interior" )

b1 d b1 6 b2 d

if ( columntype = "Edge short" )

2b 1 d b 1 2 b 2 d 2 b 1 b 2
6 b1
2

b1 d b1 4 b2 d b1 b2
6 b1

if ( columntype = "Edge long" )

if ( columntype = "Corner" )

Jfactorx 3.551 10 mm
Jfactory

b2 d b2 3 b1 d

if ( columntype = "Interior" )

b2 d b2 6 b1 d

if ( columntype = "Edge short" )

2b 2 d b 2 2 b 1 d 2 b 2 b 1

6 b1 b2

b2 d b2 4 b1 d b2 b1

6 2b 2 b 1

if ( columntype = "Edge long" )

if ( columntype = "Corner" )
8

Jfactory 3.551 10 mm
Max factored shear stress

Vu

v u

b oA d

1
1
vx M ux
vy M uy
Jfactorx
Jfactory
v u 1.18 MPa

Nominal shear strength provided by concrete

Eq 11-31

v c1A 0.17 1

Eq 11-32

v c2A 0.083 s

SR

2 SR

d
b oA

Eq 11-33

v c3A 0.33 SR

Refer 11.11.2.1

v c min v c1A v c2A v c3A

Refer 11.4.7

v c2A 1.66 MPa

v c3A 1.53 MPa

ShearreinforcementA

v c1A 2.36 MPa

v c 1.53 MPa

"Reqd" if v u v c
"Not reqd" otherwise
ShearreinforcementA "Not reqd

3.0 Design of punching shear reinforcement

Refer 11.11.7.2

v cmax 0.17 SR 1.048 MPa

Nominal shear strength provided by

shear reinforcement

v s

vu

min v c v cmax

Maximum limit of nominal shear strength v smax 0.66 SR

resisted by shear reinforcement
Assumed spacing of bars

sd 100mm

Number of branches

Nb

v s 0.532 MPa
v smax 4.069 MPa

4 if ( columntype = "Interior" )
3 if columntype = "Edge short" columntype = "Edge long"
2 if ( columntype = "Corner" )

Nb 4

Number of legs

n 2

Area of shear reinf. required/m of critical AreqA

perimeter Refer 11.4.7.2

AreqA 4

d req

Provided dia of shear reinforcement

d prov 16mm

d req 8.757 mm

Nb n

v u b oA d

Provide T16 @ 100mm c/c

0.17 d SR

Di

AreqA 482 mm

fyt

Rebar dia of shear reinforcement

Distance upto which links should be

extended from the face of column

min v s v smax b oA sd

2 c1 2 c2

if ( columntype = "Interior" )

4 2
v u b oA d
0.17 d SR

c1 2 c2

if ( columntype = "Edge short" )

2 2
v u b oA d
0.17 d SR

2 c1 c2

0.17 d SR

c1 c2
2

if ( columntype = "Edge long" )

2 2
v u b oA d

if ( columntype = "Corner" )
Di 545 mm

4.0 Spacing restrictions - Refer Sec 11.11.3.3

Max distance between column face

and first line of stirrup legs

d 1

Max spacing between adjacent stirrup

legs in the first line of shear reinf

d 2 2 d

Max spacing between successive

lines of shear reinf that surround the
column

d 3

d
2

d 1 121 mm
d 2 484 mm
d 3 121 mm