Table 1 Minimum shear reinforcement for RC beam in current design codes.
Design codes | Minimum shear reinforcement |
|---|---|
ACI 318-14 (2014) | \( \rho_{{v,{\rm min}}} = 0.062{{{\sqrt {f_{c}^{\prime}}}}/{{f_{yt}}}} \ge {{0.35}/{{f_{yt}}}} \) |
EC2 (2004) | \( \rho_{{v,{\rm min}}} = 0.08{{{\sqrt {f_{c}^{\prime}}}}/{{f_{yt}}}} \) |
CSA A23.3-04 (2004) | \( \rho_{{v,{\rm min}}} = 0.06{{{\sqrt {f_{c}^{\prime}}}}/{{f_{yt}}}} \) |
AASHTO-LRFD (2004) | \( \rho_{{v,{\rm min}}} = 0.083{{{\sqrt {f_{c}^{\prime}}}}/{{f_{yt}}}} \) |
MC2010 (2012) | \( \rho_{{v,{\rm min}}} = 0.08{{{\sqrt {f_{c}^{\prime}}}}/{{f_{yt}}}} \) |