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Chapter 9. Shear and Diagonal Tension - Memphis
www.ce.memphis.eduCode Chapter 11; Sections 11.1.1, 11.3, 11.5.1, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.5.5.1, and 11.5.6 9.2. INTRODUCTION OF SHEAR PHENOMENON Beams must have an adequate safety margin against other types of failure, some of which may be more dangerous than flexural failure. Shear failure of reinforced concrete, more properly called “diagonal tension failure ...
5 CHAPTER 5: TORSION
site.iugaza.edu.psShear stresses due to torsion create diagonal tension stresses that produce diagonal cracking. If the member is not adequately reinforced for torsion, a sudden brittle failure can occur. Since shear and moment usually develop simultaneously with torsion, a reasonable design should logically account for the interaction of these forces.
Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams per ACI 318-02
www.pdhonline.comdeemed to be a measured of the intensity of the diagonal tension. The ACI code evaluates the shear strength of concrete section as being made up of two components: a) the shear strength of the uncracked concrete section, and b) the strength of the steel shear reinforcement. Shear is covered in ACI Chapter 11.