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2026-03-16

VE 9962 | Punching Shear Design of Edge Columns in Flat Slab According to CSA A23.3

Description

This example investigates the punching shear design of an edge column according to CSA A23.3-19 [1]. The geometry and loading were taken from the edge column D2 in Example 1 of the “CAC Concrete Design Handbook – 4th Edition,” page 5-19 [2].

Materials Concrete Design value of concrete compressive strength f'c 25 MPa
Reinforcing steel Design value of yield strength fy 400 MPa
Geometry Slab Slab thickness h 250 mm
Mean effective depth d 210 mm
Column Length lcolumn 3.000 m
Width b 600 mm
Height h 400 mm
Loads Area load Reinforced concrete slab p 11.6 kN/m²
Internal forces Forces Punching shear force of the column Vf,res 333.56 kN
Moments Slab moment in the first direction Mf,1,sl 129.89 kNm

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Analytical Solution:

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1. Determination of Geometric Quantities

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Dimension of the critical perimeter parallel to the eccentricity:
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{b_{1}}
&= \mathsf{ b + \dfrac{d}{2} + a } \\
&= \mathsf{ 600 + 105 + 100 } \\
&= \mathsf{ 805\,mm }
\end{aligned}
\)

\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{b_{2}}
&= \mathsf{ h + d } \\
&= \mathsf{ 400 + 210 } \\
&= \mathsf{ 610\,mm }
\end{aligned}
\)
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Length of the critical perimeter:
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{b_{o}}
&= \mathsf{ 2 \cdot \left( b + a + \dfrac{d}{2} \right) + h + d } \\
&= \mathsf{ 2 \cdot (600 + 100 + 105) + 400 + 210 } \\
&= \mathsf{ 2220\,mm }
\end{aligned}
\)
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Eccentricities of the critical perimeter
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{e_{1}}
&= \mathsf{ \dfrac{ b_{1}^{2} }{ 2\,b_{1} + b_{2} } } \\
&= \mathsf{ \dfrac{ 805^{2} }{ 2 \cdot 805 + 610 } } \\
&= \mathsf{ 292\,mm }
\end{aligned}
\)

\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{e_{2}}
&= \mathsf{ \dfrac{ b_{2} }{ 2 } } \\
&= \mathsf{ \dfrac{ 610 }{ 2 } } \\
&= \mathsf{ 305\,mm }
\end{aligned}
\)

2. Calculation of Actions:

The indices "1" and "2" refer to the main axes of the structural system.

  • The index "1" refers to the global X-axis.
  • The index "2" refers to the global Y-axis. It will not be considered further below, as there is only a moment about the X-axis.

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The reduction factors are calculated as follows:
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\gamma_{v,1}}
&= \mathsf{
1
-
\frac{1}{
1
+
\frac{2}{3}
\sqrt{
\frac{
b + \frac{d}{2} + a
}{
h + d
}
}
}
} \\
&= \mathsf{
1
-
\frac{1}{
1
+
\frac{2}{3}
\sqrt{
\frac{
600 + \frac{210}{2} + 100
}{
400 + 210
}
}
}
} \\
&= \mathsf{ 0.434 }
\end{aligned}
\)
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Thus, the following “polar” moments of inertia are obtained:

\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{J_{1}}
&= \mathsf{
2 \left(
\frac{b_{1}^{3} \cdot d}{3}
+
\frac{d^{3} \cdot b_{1}}{12}
\right)
-
b_{o} d e^{2}
} \\
&= \mathsf{
2 \left(
\frac{805^{3} \cdot 210}{3}
+
\frac{210^{3} \cdot 805}{12}
\right)
-
2220 \cdot 210 \cdot 292^{2}
} \\
&= \mathsf{3.453 \cdot 10^{10}\,\mathrm{mm^{4}}}
\end{aligned}
\)

Shear force to be reduced due to load redistribution within the critical perimeter:

\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\Delta V_{f}}
&= \mathsf{ p \cdot b_{1} \cdot b_{2} } \\
&= \mathsf{ 11.6\,\mathrm{kN/m^{2}} \cdot 0.805\,\mathrm{m} \cdot 0.610\,\mathrm{m} } \\
&= \mathsf{ 5.70\,\mathrm{kN} }
\end{aligned}
\)
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The reduced shear force is calculated as follows:
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{V_{f,\mathrm{res}}}
&= \mathsf{ V_f - \Delta V_f } \\
&= \mathsf{ 339.26\,\mathrm{kN} - 5.70\,\mathrm{kN} } \\
&= \mathsf{ 333.56\,\mathrm{kN} }
\end{aligned}
\)
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The component of the moment transferred in the first principal direction:

\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{M_{f,1,\mathrm{sl}}}
&= \mathsf{ M_{f,1} - V_{f,\mathrm{res}} \cdot e_{1,\mathrm{sl}} } \\
&= \mathsf{ 167.62\,\mathrm{kNm} - 333.56\,\mathrm{kN} \cdot 0.1131\,\mathrm{m} } \\
&= \mathsf{ 129.89\,\mathrm{kNm} }
\end{aligned}
\)
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Shear stress from the reduced shear force:
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\nu_{fv}}
&= \mathsf{ \frac{ V_{f,\mathrm{res}} }{ b_{o} \cdot d } } \\
&= \mathsf{ \frac{ 333.56\,\mathrm{kN} }{ 2.220\,\mathrm{m} \cdot 0.210\,\mathrm{m} } } \\
&= \mathsf{ 0.715\,\mathrm{MPa} }
\end{aligned}
\)
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The maximum acting shear stress is obtained as follows:
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\nu_{f}}
&= \mathsf{\nu_{fv} + \frac{\gamma_{v,1} \cdot M_{f,1,sl} \cdot e_{1}}{J_{1}}} \\
&= \mathsf{0.715\,\mathrm{MPa} + \frac{0.434 \cdot 129.89\,\mathrm{kNm} \cdot 292\,\mathrm{mm}}{3.453 \times 10^{10}\,\mathrm{mm^{4}}}} \\
&= \mathsf{0.715 + 0.477} \\
&= \mathsf{1.192\,\mathrm{MPa}}
\end{aligned}
\)
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3. Calculation of Resistance:

Ratio of the long to the short side of the column:

\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\beta_{c}}
&= \mathsf{ \dfrac{ \max\!\left( b,\, h \right) }{ \min\!\left( b,\, h \right) } } \\
&= \mathsf{ \dfrac{ \max\!\left( 0.600\,\mathrm{m},\, 0.400\,\mathrm{m} \right) }{ \min\!\left( 0.600\,\mathrm{m},\, 0.400\,\mathrm{m} \right) } } \\
&= \mathsf{ 1.500 }
\end{aligned}
\)

Punching shear resistance of the slab without shear reinforcement according to 13.3.4.1 (a):

\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\nu_{c(a)}}
&= \mathsf{
\left( 1 + \dfrac{2}{\beta_{c}} \right)
\cdot 0.19
\cdot \lambda
\cdot \Phi_{c}
\cdot \min\!\left( \sqrt{f'_{c}},\, f'_{c,\max} \right)
} \\
&= \mathsf{
\left( 1 + \dfrac{2}{1.50} \right)
\cdot 0.19
\cdot 1.00
\cdot 0.65
\cdot \min\!\left( \sqrt{25.00\,\mathrm{MPa}},\, 8.00\,\mathrm{MPa} \right)
} \\
&= \mathsf{ 1.441\,\mathrm{MPa} }
\end{aligned}
\)

Punching shear resistance of the slab without shear reinforcement according to 13.3.4.1 (b):
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\nu_{c(b)}}
&= \mathsf{
\left(
\dfrac{ \alpha_{s} \cdot d }{ b_{o} }
+ 0.19
\right)
\cdot \lambda
\cdot \Phi_{c}
\cdot \min\!\left( \sqrt{f'_{c}},\, f'_{c,\max} \right)
} \\
&= \mathsf{
\left(
\dfrac{ 3.00 \cdot 0.210\,\mathrm{m} }{ 2.220\,\mathrm{m} }
+ 0.19
\right)
\cdot 1.00
\cdot 0.65
\cdot \min\!\left( \sqrt{25.00\,\mathrm{MPa}},\, 8.00\,\mathrm{MPa} \right)
} \\
&= \mathsf{ 1.540\,\mathrm{MPa} }
\end{aligned}
\)

Punching shear resistance of the slab without shear reinforcement according to 13.3.4.1 (c):
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\nu_{c(c)}}
&= \mathsf{
0.38
\cdot \lambda
\cdot \Phi_{c}
\cdot \min\!\left( \sqrt{f'_{c}},\, f'_{c,\max} \right)
} \\
&= \mathsf{
0.38
\cdot 1.00
\cdot 0.65
\cdot \min\!\left( \sqrt{25.00\,\mathrm{MPa}},\, 8.00\,\mathrm{MPa} \right)
} \\
&= \mathsf{ 1.235\,\mathrm{MPa} }
\end{aligned}
\)

Minimum punching shear resistance of the slab without shear reinforcement:
\(
\begin{aligned}
\mathsf{\nu_{c}}
&= \mathsf{ \min\!\left( \nu_{c(a)},\, \nu_{c(b)},\, \nu_{c(c)} \right) } \\
&= \mathsf{ \min\!\left( 1.441\,\mathrm{MPa},\, 1.540\,\mathrm{MPa},\, 1.235\,\mathrm{MPa} \right) } \\
&= \mathsf{ 1.235\,\mathrm{MPa} }
\end{aligned}
\)

4. Comparison of Actions and Resistance:

\(
\mathsf{\eta_{13.3.4} = \dfrac{\nu_{f}}{\nu_{r}}}
\)

\(
\mathsf{\eta = \dfrac{1.192\,MPa}{1.235\,MPa}}
\)

\(
\mathsf{\eta \approx 0,97}
\)

\(
\mathsf{\eta = 0,97 \;\leq\; 1 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \text{Verification satisfied}}
\)

The arrangement of punching shear reinforcement is not required.
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Results

The results from RFEM 6 are shown below.

The results from RFEM 6 are compared with the reference solution below.

Punching shear design in RFEM 6 according to CSA A23.3
Parameter Symbol Unit RFEM Analytical Solution Design Ratio
Maximum punching shear force Vf kN 339.26 339.26 1,000
Effective reduced punching shear force Vf,res kN 333.56 333.56 1.000
Maximum moment in the first direction Mf,1,sl kNm 129.89 129.89 1.000
Polar moment of inertia in the first direction J1 mm4 3.33 × 1010 3.45 × 1010 0.965
Total stress due to shear force and moments νf MPa 1.209 1.192 1.014
Shear resistance νc(a) MPa 1.441 1.441 1.000
Shear resistance νc(b) MPa 1.540 1.540 1.000
Minimum shear resistance νc(c) MPa 1.235 1.235 1.000
Design ratio η [-] 0.979 0.970 1.009

Evaluation

The results from RFEM 6 agree very well with the reference solution.

RFEM 6 calculates slightly lower (approx. 3.5%) values for the polar moment of inertia than the manual calculation. RFEM 6 calculates the polar moment of inertia according to ACI 421.1R.

The approach in ACI 421.1R is applicable to all cross-section geometries and is well-suited for a software solution.

In contrast to the analytical formula, which is applicable only to rectangular cross-sections, ACI 421.1R neglects the term \(\mathsf{\dfrac{b\,d^{3}}{6}}\).

The smaller polar moment of inertia according to ACI 421.1R results in a conservative approach to the punching shear design.


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