ACI 318 Structural Concrete Building Code: The Need for Member Size Factor on the Shear Strength of Beams and One-Way Slabs

The need for a size effect factor on the shear strength of reinforced concrete beams and one-way slabs without stirrups where permitted by the ACI 318-05 Code is investigated through the examination of an extensive database compiled elsewhere and thoroughly evaluated by the ASCE-ACI Joint Committee 445 on Shear and Torsion. The database is examined in this paper under the light of applicable requirements in the ACI 318-05 code in an effort to represent current practice. The main findings in this paper indicate that the requirements in Sec. 11.5.6.1(c) to a great extent invalidate the specimens with ratios of measured to calculated shear strength less than 1.0 in the database. However, there is a paucity of data on members with depths greater than 36 inches without stirrups and without skin reinforcement. Also there is a lack of information on the shear strength of beams without stirrups having a ratio of overall depth to width less than 0.5.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Structural Engineering Institute

  American Society of Civil Engineers
  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Ramirez, Julio A
• Conference:
  • Metropolis and Beyond
  • Location: New York NY, United States
  • Date: 2005-4-20 to 2005-4-24
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 7p
• Monograph Title: Metropolis and Beyond: Proceedings of the 2005 Structures Congress and the 2005 Forensic Engineering Symposium, April 20-24, 2005, New York, NY

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Building codes; Ratios; Reinforced concrete; Shear strength; Size; Slabs; Stirrups; Structural members
• Uncontrolled Terms: One-way slabs; Structural concrete
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Law; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01033751
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784407533
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 29 2006 10:38AM