Shear Wall Pier Design Guide
Shear Wall Pier Design Guide
Assign the general reinforcing pier section to the existing wall pier using the Design menu >
Shear Wall Design > Assign Pier Sections for Checking... >General Reinforcing Pier
Section
User defined pier section will be possible to assign at bottom and top of pier section with the
option of design or checking.
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Pier Sections
Section at Bottom Section at Top
NONE NONE
PSEC1 PSEC1
PSEC10 PSEC10
PSEC11 PSEC11
PSEC2 PSEC2
PSEC3 PSEC3
PSEC4 PSEC4
PSEC5 PSEC5
PSEC6 PSEC6
Check/Design
• Reinforcement to be Checked
Reinforcement to be Designed
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User defined section will be checked for the user defined reinforcing pattern. The program will
report the demand / capacity ratio and required shear reinforcing for the governing load
combination.
If there is a three dimensional wall system, the shear design will be reported to the first
inadequate leg or Leg requiring most rebar per unit length.
Story ID: L01 P i n ID: PI 0 X Loc: 16.475 Y Loc: 11.5 Unite: KN-m
Shear Detign For V2 - First Inadequate Leg or Leg Requiring Most Rebar per Unit Length
Station Rebar Shear Capacity Capacity
Location mm*2/m Combo P M V Vc Vs
Top Leg 2 274 600 ULTENV 11008 705 3233.422 236.406 4367.618 912.000
BotLeg l 274 600 ULTENV 1661 322 22.977 1 04 497 846.059 1 33.200
The pier section can also be designed using this option but it reports the required reinforcing ratio
assuming uniform reinforcing pattern.
Story ID: LOT Pi eilD: P10 X Loc: 16.475 Y Loc: 11.5 Units: KN-m
Shear Design For V2 - First Inadequate Leg or Leg Requiring Most Rebar per Unit Length
Station Rebar Shear Capacity Capacity
Location mm"2/m Combo P M V Vc Vs
TopLeg 2 274600 ULTENV 11008.705 3233.422 236.406 4367.618 912000
BotLegl 274 600 ULTENV 1661 322 22 977 104.497 846.059 133.200
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The pier geometry is defined by a length, thickness and size of the edge members at each end of
the pier (if any).
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Assign the simplified pier section to the existing wall pier using the Design menu > Shear Wall
Design > Assign Pier Sections for Checking... > Simplified C and T Section
Perform the simplified C & T section design using the Design menu > Shear Wall Design >
Start Design / Check of Structure
The pier section flexural design will be performed to edge strip of pier section and it ignores the
resistance from the middle strip.
Program will report the required width of edge strip to resist the axial and over turning moment
and required reinforcing in the governing compression and tension load combination.
Program will perform shear design by considering the full length of the pier section and reports
the required shear reinforcing per unit length for the governing load case.
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Limitations:
Effects resulting from warping stresses i.e. torsion will be ignored, (wall with numerous
opening)
Assumes that the members with shear reinforcement providing a design shear of
0.4 N/mm2.
Shear stress is not limited to the requirement of high strength concrete. (I.e. feu > 55 MPa)
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