General: Technical Note Wall Pier Shear Design
General: Technical Note Wall Pier Shear Design
General: Technical Note Wall Pier Shear Design
,
_
,
_
+
Eqn. 2
Equation 2 doesn't apply if
2
L
V
M
Abs
p
u
u
,
_
is negative or zero, or if V
u
is zero.
If the tension is large enough that Equation 1 or Equation 2 results in a nega-
tive number, V
c
is set to zero.
Note that these equations are identical to Equations 11-31 and 11-32 in
Chapter 11, Section 11.10.6 of ACI318-99 with the ACI dimension "d" set
equal to 0.8*L
p
. The term R
LW
that is used as a multiplier on all
'
c
f terms in
this Technical Note is a shear strength reduction factor that applies to light-
weight concrete. It is equal to 1 for normal weight concrete. This factor is
specified in the concrete material properties.
Recall that in the program tension is positive; thus, the negative sign on the
second term in Equation 1 is consistent with Equation 11-31 in ACI318-99.
Similarly, the negative sign on the second term in the parenthesis of Equation
2 is consistent with Equation 11-32 in ACI318-99.
Note:
You can set the output units for the distributed shear reinforcing in the shear wall design
preferences.
Shear Wall Design ACI318-99 Wall Pier Shear Design
Determine the Required Shear Reinforcing Page 3 of 4
Determine the Required Shear Reinforcing
Seismic and Nonseismic Piers
Given V
u
and V
c
, Equation 3 provides the required shear reinforcing in area
per unit length (e.g., square inches per inch) for both seismic and nonseismic
wall piers (as indicated by the "Design is Seismic" item in the pier design
overwrites). Note that additional requirements for seismic piers are provided
later in this section.
) 0.8L ( f
V -
) Abs(V
A
p
ys
c
u
v
Eqn. 3
where,
( )
p p
'
c LW
u
n
0.8L t f R 0 1 exceed not must
) (V Abs
V
per ACI318-99
Section 11.10.3.
In Equation 3, the term is equal to
vns
for nonseismic piers and to
vs
for
seismic piers. The (phi) factors are specified in the shear wall design prefer-
ences.
Additional Requirements for Seismic Piers
For shear design of seismic wall piers, the following additional requirements
are also checked.
The nominal shear strength of the wall pier is limited to:
p p ys
p
v '
c LW n
t L f
t
A
f 2R V
,
_
+ Eqn. 4
where,
p p
'
c LW
vs
u
n
L t f R 8 exceed not must
) (V Abs
V