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horizontal shear!!!
i would not call it "horizontal shear", but yes, a concrete column must be designed for shear. the typical column ties may not be close enough together to act as stirrups.
also keep in mind that the compression in the columns actually increases the phivc of the column so many times stirrups are not as critical.
livre (visitor)11 jul 02 8:40
is the shear considered as a design parameter in routinedesign practice?also, in the books(that i have read) on design of concrete structures and steel design i have never come across a design that considers the horizontal shear?why is this so?
dave arkins, is/'nt this horizontal shear?
remember in deriving our slope deflection equations, we wrote the equilbrium equation for the sidesway bt considering that sum of the horizontal forces acting on a free body of the joints(at a certain storey)is zero.this wquation was referred as shear equation .these forcrs were obtained in term,s of end moments in the columns
livre (visitor)11 jul 02 14:37
jae,daveatkins plz reply if possible

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