SHEAR WALL DESIGN

Grade of concrete

20

N/mm2

Characteristic strength of steel

Fy

415

N/mm2

Thickness of web

tw

115

mm

Overall length of wall

Lw =

1800

mm

Dimension of wall at one end

d1 =

230

mm

Dimension of wall at another end

Effective length of wall Le = Lw-d1/2-d2/2
Axial load

d2 =
Le =
P=
P' =
V=
V' =
M=
M' =

115
1627.5
2850
0
275
0
250
0

mm
mm
kN

(DL+LL)
(EQ)

Shear force

(DL+LL)
(EQ)

Bending Moment

(DL+LL)
(EQ)

kN
kNm

SHEAR DESIGN
Thickness of web
Factor

tw =

115
1.2

mm

Factored Shear Vu = V * factor

Overall length of wall Lw

Vu =
Lw =

330
1800

kN
mm

Effective length of wall Le = Lw-d1/2-d2/2

Le =

dw = 0.8*Lw

dw =

1440

mm

N/mm2

1627.5 mm

is replaced by Tc

Tc

from IS : 456

Tc =

0.36

Tv =

Vu
tw * dw

Vu =

1.99

Ag=
db =
Spacing =

414
8
122

Condition

is

Tv > Tc

Tv < Tc
Min % of steel to be provided is 0.25%
Diameter of bar used

mm2
mm
mm

If thickness of wall is > 200mm or factored sheat stress in thewall exceeds 0.25(fck)1/2,
Reinforcement shall be provided in two curtains
If Tw > 200mm

Ag'=Ag/2
Diameter of bar used

Provide

8#

Ag' =
db =
Spacing =

207
8
243

mm2
mm
mm

Vus =

271

kN

Ah/Sv =

0.52

db =
spacing =
Ah/Sv =

8
90
0.56

122 mm c/c

Tv > Tc
Vus =

Vu - Tc * tw * dw

Vus =

0.87 * fy * Ah * dw
Sv
Diameter of bar used

Provide

8#

90 mm c/c

Trial and error

%

Diameter should be less than tw/10

11.5 mm

Spacing not be greater than lesser of

1]
2]
3]

and error

lw/5
3*tw
450

360
345
450

FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF WEB

Axial Compression will increase the moment capacity of wall
Hence the factored axial force Pu= P*0.8+P' *factor
factor
Pu =

1.2
3420

kN

Muv :- Moment of resistance provided by distributed vertical reinforcement across wall section
Considering 0.25% vertical reinforcement in web

p=

0.008

0.87*fy*p
fck

0.144

Pu
fck*tw*lw

0.83

xu =
lw

1.50

xu' =
lw

0.66

xu =
lw

xu' =
lw

0.0035
0.0035+0.87*fy/Es

2+0.36
Es = 2x105

0.87*fy
Es*0.0035
Condition is
xu'/lw < xu/lw <1

0.516

xu/lw < xu'/lw

Muv =

xu ) - xu 2 (0.168+

fck*tw*lw2

lw

lw

3
Muv =

2115

xu'/lw < xu/lw < 1

= [0.36+

= [ 0.15+
= xu/lw) - 3) ]

= 0.129
= -0.1088
= -0.546
= 0.140

=
= [ ]

0.327

Substituting xu/lw as X in following equation to derive new value of xu/lw

1 (X)2 + 4 (X) - 5 =0

X=
-0.7497

1.45

kNm

Muv =

[ 1 (X) -2 (X2) - 3 - /2 ] * fck * tw * lw2

Muv =

748
-0.10026

kNm

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BONDING ELEMENT
Factored Moment Mu

Factor
Mu =

1.2
300

kNm

Cv =
b=
d=

1627.5
230
450

mm
mm
mm

Mu-Muv

-448

kNm

Cv - c/c distance b/w bonding element

Assume dimension of element

The moment to be resisted by bonding element is

Mu-Muv
C = Mu-Muv
Cv

C=

275.2688 kNm

Max factored compression on boundry element

Cu = C+(0.213*factor*( P+P' )

Cu =

1004

kN

Max factored tension on boundry element

Tu = (0.213*factor*( P+P' ) -C

Tu =

454

kN

Assuming short column action, the axial load capacity of the boundry element
with minimum reinforcement of 0.8% is P*
% of reinforcement > 0.8% but < 6% preferably <4%

P* = [ 0.4 fck +p/100 (0.67 fy - 0.4fck) ] Ag

Diameter of bar used

Provide

10

No

16

p=
p* =

1.8
1332

Ast =
db =
No =

1863
16
10

kN
mm2

Special confining reinforcement shall be provided as in the case of column

If entire wall is provided by special confinement, boundry element is not required to be provided

provided