Topic outline

  • General

    • Concrete T Beam Design to Eurocode 2 - Strain Compatibility Method

      • Shear Design Worked Example Calculation in Accordance with Eurocode 2


        Shear Design of Concrete Beams

        A failure mode of a reinforced concrete beam is shear. Cracks occur in concrete beams where tension stresses caused by shear. Example: near supports.

        There are several contributing factors towards the shear capacity of a reinforced concrete beams;

        • Shear strength in compression zone
        • Vertical component of aggregate interlock
        • Shear reinforcement
        • Dowel action of flexural reinforcement
        • Bending Resistance of a Singly Reinforced Concrete Slab to Eurocode 2 (Worked Example)

          • Shear Resistance of a Singly Reinforced Concrete Slab to Eurocode 2 (Worked Example)

            • RC Beam Design - Bending Resistance of a Doubly Reinforced Concrete Beam

              • How to Calculate Lever Arm of Internal Forces (z)

                • Flexural Capacity of a Reinforced Concrete Beam to Eurocode 2

                  • Definition of a Concrete Beam and Deep Beam in Eurocode 2


                    • What is Effective Depth of a Concrete Section?

                      • Control of Cracking

                        Main reasons behind control of cracking are

                        • Corrosion
                        • Leakage
                        • Appearance
                        • Torsion

                          • Nearest Equivalent British Standards

                            BS 8110 - Structural Use of Concrete