@article{ajcea2013124,
author={{Ahmad, Shuaib H. and Rafeeqi, S.F.A. and Fareed, Shamsoon},
title={Shear Predictions of Eurocode EC2},
journal={American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture},
volume={1},
number={2},
pages={43--46},
year={2013},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajcea/1/2/4},
issn={2328-3998},
abstract={The shear strength of reinforced concrete members is a function of shear capacity of concrete (Vc), which in turn depends on influencing parameters including concrete compressive strength (<i>f</i><i>¡¯</i><SUB><i>c</i></SUB>), ratio of tension reinforcement (&#961;), shear span to depth ratio (<b>a/d</b>), size effect or depth factor (¦Î), size of the aggregate in relation to the minimum size of the member (aggregate interlock aspects).Over the last several decades, researchers have tested reinforced concrete beams (without web reinforcement) over a range of variables limited by the breadth and depth of their experimental investigations and on the basis of their experimental results, have proposed empirical equations for predicting the shear capacity of normal and high strength-high performance concrete in reinforced concrete beams. In this paper a relational database using ACCESS software is developed and is populated with experimental results of 2145 shear critical reinforced concrete beams without web reinforcement using both normal as well as high strength ¨Chigh performance concrete. An evaluation was also conducted to assess the predictive accuracy of shear design equation of Euro Code EC2. The results indicate for beams of normal as well as high strength concrete, the Euro Code EC2 design equation is adequate to accurately predict the shear capacity of reinforced concrete beams over the range of variables considered in this study.},
doi={10.12691/ajcea-1-2-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}