DESIGN OF SHEAR WALL
Reference Data
Minimum thickness of shear wall > 150 mm
IS 13920-2016
Cl 10.1.2
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙
=4
IS 13920-2016 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠
Cl 10.1.3
IS 13920-2016 Reinforcements is provided in two curtains in the cross section of wall when :
Cl 10.1.7
a. Factored shear stress in wall >0.25√𝑓𝑐𝑘
Wall thickness ≥ 200 mm
Boundary element is provided along the vertical boundaries of walls when
IS 13920-2016 extreme fibre compressive stress in wall exceeds 0.2fck due to factored gravity
Cl 10.4.1 load and factored earthquake load,
𝑉𝑢
Nominal shear stress,𝜏𝑣 =
IS 13920-2016 𝑡𝑤 𝑑𝑤
Cl 10.2.1
Nominal Shear stress, 𝜏𝑣 , shall not exceed 𝜏𝑐 𝑚𝑎𝑥 as per Table 20 in IS 456
IS 13920-2016
Cl 10.2.1
Minimum reinforcement = 0.0025× gross area
IS 13920-2016
Cl 10.1.6
IS 13920-2016 Maximum spacing of vertical or horizontal reinforcement should not exceed
Cl 10.1.9 smaller of
1
1. 5 ×Length of wall
2. 3 ×thickness of web
3. 450 𝑚𝑚
IS 13920-2016 Shear taken by steel ,Vus =Vu - 𝜏𝑐 twdw
Cl 10.2.3
Reference Data
0.87 𝑓𝑦 𝐴ℎ 𝑑𝑤
IS 13920-2016 Design Shear Resistance, Vus =
𝑠𝑣
Cl 10.2.3 (b)
IS 13920-2016 Moment of Resistance of Rectangular Shear wall section
Annex A
𝒙 𝒙∗
For (𝑳 𝒖 ) < (𝑳 𝒖 )
𝒘 𝒘
𝑀𝑢 𝜆 1 𝑥 𝑥 2 𝛽2
= 𝜑 [(1 + 𝜑) (2 − 0.416 𝐿 𝑢 ) − (𝐿 𝑢 ) (0.168 + )]
𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑤 𝐿2𝑤 𝑤 𝑤 3
𝒙 𝒙∗
𝐅𝐨𝐫 (𝑳 𝒖 ) < (𝑳 𝒖 ) < 1
𝒘 𝒘
𝑀𝑢 𝑥𝑢 𝑥 2 𝜆
= 𝛼1 (𝐿 ) - 𝛼2 (𝐿 𝑢 ) - 𝛼3 - 2
𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑤 𝐿2𝑤 𝑤 𝑤
IS 13920-2016 Boundary element need not be provided if the entire wall section is
Cl 10.4.5 provided with special confining reinforcement
IS 13920-2016 Special confining reinforcement is provided over a length l0 from each joint
Cl 8.1 face towards midspan , ,where lo is not less than ;
1) Largest lateral dimension of column
1
2) 6 × clear height of column
3) or 450 mm
IS 13920-2016 Spacing of hoops used for special confining reinforcement ≯
Cl 10.4.4
1
× minimum dimension of boundary element
3
6 × dimension of smallest longitudinal bar
But should not be less than 100 mm
Reference Calculations Output
a) Material constants
fck = 25 N/mm2
fy = 415 N/mm2
b) Preliminary Dimensioning
Horizontal length of wall, Lw = 2750 mm
Thickness of wall, tw = 250 mm
IS 13920-2016 Minimum thickness of shear wall > 150 mm
Cl 10.1.2
Provided wall thickness is ok
c) Design values from ETABS
Axial Load , Pu = 3166 kN
Shear Force, Vu = 924 kN
Moment ,Mu = 197 kNm
d) Check for Boundary Element
Area of Wall ,Ag = 2750 × 250 = 68.75 × 104 mm2
3 250×27503
𝑡𝑤 𝑙𝑤 Iy = 4.33 ×
Moment of inertia of the section,Iy = =
12 12 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟏 mm4
𝑃𝑢 𝑀𝑢 𝑙𝑤
Extreme fibre compressive stress,fc = ±
𝐴𝑔 2𝐼𝑦
3166×106 197×106 ×2750
= 4
±
68.75×10 2×4.33×1011
= 6.225 N/mm2 and 3.975 N/mm2
Reference Calculations Output
IS 13920-2016 Limiting value of stress = 0.20fck =0.20 × 25= 5 N/mm2
Cl 10.4.1
Boundary element is required as one of the extreme
stresses is high
Length of Boundary element =0.1 lw =275mm
e) Check for two layers of steel
IS 13920-2016 Reinforcements is provided in two curtains in the cross
Cl 10.1.7 section of wall when :
i. Factored shear stress in wall >0.25√𝑓𝑐𝑘
ii. Wall thickness ≥ 200 mm
𝑉𝑢
IS 13920-2016 Nominal shear stress,𝜏𝑣 =
𝑡𝑤 𝑑𝑤
Cl 10.2.1
Depth of wall,dw = 0.8 Lw =0.8×2750 dw=2200 mm
924×103
𝜏𝑣 = =1.68 N/mm2
250×2200
0.25√𝑓𝑐𝑘 = 0.25√25 =1.25 N/mm2
∵ 𝜏𝑣 >0.25√𝑓𝑐𝑘 ,So Provide 2 layers of steel
f) Check for maximum shear stress
IS 13920-2016 Nominal Shear stress, 𝜏𝑣 , shall not exceed 𝜏𝑐 𝑚𝑎𝑥
Cl 10.2.1
IS 456 Table 20 For M25 =𝜏𝑐 𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 3.1
∴ 𝜏𝑐 𝑚𝑎𝑥 > 𝜏𝑣
Reference Calculations Output
g) Calculation for Shear Reinforcement
Assuming 0.25% steel in vertical direction
IS 13920-2016 Ast = 0.0025bd = 0.0025×250×1000 = 625 mm2
Cl 10.1.6
,which is provided in two layers
Area of steel in one layer = 312.5 mm2
Assuming 10 mm dia bars
1000 ×78.5
Spacing = =250 mm
312.5
Provide 10 mm bars at 250 mm c/c spacing (Vertical)
Check for spacing
IS 13920-2016 Maximum spacing of vertical or horizontal reinforcement
Cl 10.1.9 should not exceed smaller of
1
4. 5 ×Length of wall =2750/5 =550 mm
5. 3 ×thickness of web =3 × 250 =750 mm
6. 450 𝑚𝑚
Maximum spacing = 450 mm
Spacing provided < Spacing maximum
Nominal shear stress , 𝜏𝑣 = 1.68 N/mm2
Percentage of steel = 0.25 %
IS 456 Table 19 𝜏𝑐 = 0.36 N/mm2
𝜏𝑐< 𝜏𝑣 , ∴ Provide Shear reinforcement
IS 13920-2016 Shear taken by steel ,Vus =Vu - 𝜏𝑐 twdw
Cl 10.2.3 (b)
= 924 × 103 - 0.36×250×2200 Vus = 726 kN
Reference Calculations Output
0.87 𝑓𝑦 𝐴ℎ 𝑑𝑤
Vus =
𝑠𝑣
Use 2 legged 10 mm dia bar ( Ah = 157 mm2)
0.87 𝑓𝑦 𝐴ℎ 𝑑𝑤 0.87 ×415×157×2200
Spacing,Sv = = = 171 mm ≈
𝑉𝑢𝑠 726×103
200mm
Provide 10 mm bars at 200 mm c/c spacing (Horizontal)
IS 13920-2016 h) Calculation of moment of resistance of Rectangular
Annex A Shear wall section
𝑥 𝑥∗
For (𝐿 𝑢 ) < (𝐿 𝑢 )
𝑤 𝑤
𝑀𝑢 𝜆 1 𝑥 𝑥 2 𝛽2
= 𝜑 [(1 + 𝜑) (2 − 0.416 𝐿 𝑢 ) − (𝐿 𝑢 ) (0.168 + )]
𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑤 𝐿2𝑤 𝑤 𝑤 3
𝐴𝑠𝑡
Vertical Reinforcement Ratio,𝜌 =
𝑡𝑤 𝐿𝑤
625
= = 0.001
250×2750
0.87𝑓𝑦 𝜌 0.87×415×0.001
𝜑= = = 0.0144
𝑓𝑐𝑘 25
𝑃𝑢 3166 ×103
𝜆=𝑓 = 25×250×2750 =0.18
𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑤 𝐿𝑤
Modulus of Elasticity of steel ,𝐸𝑠 = 2× 105 N/mm2
𝑓𝑦
(0.002+0.87 ) (0.002+0.87×415/2×105 )
𝐸𝑠
𝛽= = = 1.08
0.0035 0.0035
𝑥𝑢 𝜑+𝜆
=(2𝜑+0.36)
𝐿𝑤
0.0144+0.18
= (2×0.0144+0.36) = 0.5
Reference Calculations Output
∗
𝑥𝑢 0.0035
=
𝐿𝑤 0.0035+(0.002+0.87𝑓𝑦 /𝐸𝑠 )
0.0035
= = 0.479
0.0035+(0.002+0.87×415/2×105 )
𝑥 ∗ 𝑥
IS 13920-2016 (𝐿 𝑢 ) < (𝐿 𝑢 ) < 1
𝑤 𝑤
Annex A, A-1(b)
𝑀𝑢 𝑥 𝑥 2 𝜆
= 𝛼1 (𝐿 𝑢 ) - 𝛼2 (𝐿 𝑢 ) - 𝛼3 - 2
𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑤 𝐿2𝑤 𝑤 𝑤
𝑥 𝑥∗
If , (𝐿 𝑢 ) < (𝐿 𝑢 )
𝑤 𝑤
𝑀𝑢 𝜆 1 𝑥 𝑥 2 𝛽2
Use , 𝑓 2 = 𝜑 [(1 + 𝜑) (2 − 0.416 𝐿 𝑢 ) − (𝐿 𝑢 ) (0.168 + 3
)]
𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑤 𝐿𝑤 𝑤 𝑤
𝛽 1
𝛼1 = [0.36 + 𝜑 (1 − 2 − 2𝛽)] = 0.36
𝜑 𝛽2 1
𝛼2 = [0.15 + (1 − 𝛽 + − )] = 0.15
2 3 3𝛽
𝜑 1
𝛼3 = ( 𝑥𝑢 − 3)= -0.002
6𝛽
𝐿𝑤
𝑥𝑢
The value of is obtained from
𝐿𝑤
𝑥 2 𝑥
𝛼1 (𝐿 𝑢 ) − 𝛼4 (𝐿 𝑢 ) − 𝛼5 =0
𝑤 𝑤
𝜑
𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, 𝛼4 = 𝛽 − 𝜆 = - 0.167
𝜑
𝛼5 = 2𝛽 = .0066
𝑥
Solving we get 𝐿 𝑢 = 0.5
𝑤
𝑀𝑢𝑣 𝑥 𝑥 2 𝜆
= 𝛼1 (𝐿 𝑢 ) - 𝛼2 (𝐿 𝑢 ) - 𝛼3 - 2
𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑤 𝐿2𝑤 𝑤 𝑤
𝑀𝑢𝑣
Muv =2575
25×250×27502
= 0.36×0.5 – 0.15× 0.52 + 0.002 – 0.09 kNm
Reference Calculations Output
Muv > Mu
∴Section is safe in flexure and we can avoid separate boundary
element with special confining reinforcement
IS 13920-2016 Boundary element need not be provided if the entire wall
Cl 10.4.5 section is provided with special confining reinforcement
IS 13920-2016 Special confining reinforcement is provided over a length l0
Cl 8.1 from each joint face towards midspan , ,where lo is not less
than ;
Largest lateral dimension of column = 400 mm
1
× clear height of column = 458 mm
6
or 450 mm
∴ Hence adopt lo = 500 mm
IS 13920-2016 Spacing of hoops used for special confining reinforcement ≯
Cl 10.4.4
1 275
× minimum dimension of boundary element = 3 = 92
3
mm
6 × dimension of smallest longitudinal bar = 6× 10 =60
But should not be less than 100 mm
∴ Spacing of hoops = 100 mm
Provide 10 mm bars at 100 mm c/c spacing upto a length of
500 mm from the face of joint towards midspan and provide
10 mm bars at 200 mm c/c spacing as horizontal
reinforcement in all other places
