RedVector RV-10389

Design of Reinforced Concrete Using the ACI Code: Shear and Diagonal Tension

Design of Reinforced Concrete Using the ACI Code: Shear and Diagonal Tension

2 hrs. Online Course

Level: Advanced

Item#: RV-10389

SME: Jack C. McCormac Russell H. Brown

This course has been discontinued.

The objective of today’s reinforced concrete designer is to produce ductile members that provide warning of impending failure. To achieve this goal, the code provides design shear values that have larger safety factors against shear failures than do those provided for bending failures. The failures of reinforced concrete beams in shear are quite different from their failures in bending. Shear failures occur suddenly with little or no advance warning. Therefore, beams are designed to fail in bending under loads that are appreciably smaller than those that would cause shear failures.
This course discusses shear and diagonal tension on reinforced concrete and how different types of reinforcement can help mitigate the damage caused by cracking. Definitions related to concrete construction and reinforcement will be provided, as well as shear design example problems
 
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Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
  • Discuss shear stresses in concrete beams and the effect of lightweight aggregate concrete on shear strength
  • Explain how the average shearing stress of concrete is calculated ·Discuss shear cracking of reinforced concrete beams
  • Identify the types of web reinforcement used to prevent cracking ·Discuss the behavior of beams with web reinforcement
  • Describe how to design for shear
  • Discuss ACI code requirements that control the design of web reinforcement
  • Discuss the economical spacing of stirrups when required in a reinforced concrete member
  • Describe the purpose of brackets and corbels for shear friction design
  • Discuss designing for reinforced concrete members subjected to shear and axial forces
  • Describe shear design provisions for deep beams
  • Discuss the effects of torsion on plain and reinforced concrete members
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