Beam Shear Calculator

Calculate shear force, shear stress, and required stirrup spacing for reinforced concrete beams

Input Parameters

Results

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Vc (Concrete)
kips
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Vs Required
kips
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Av/s
in²/in
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#3 Stirrup Spacing
in

Reference

Vc = 2√f'c × bw × d Vs = Vu/φ - Vc Av/s = Vs/(fy×d) Max spacing = d/2