Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 5: Joint Design 5 – 58 4.2.3 Shear resistance of the beam web t f f f t t 1,b 1,b e e e Ed Ed Ed e h h e e e 2,b 2,b 2,b h h h g g g e 1,b e 1,b e Ed h e 2,b h g e e Ed h e Ed h h g 1,b 1,b h g e e h p 2 e 2,b p 2 e 2,b p 2 p p p p p p 1 1 1 1 1 1 V V V V V V 1 3 2 2 3 4 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 Critical section in plain shear 2 Shear failure 3 Tension failure 4 Block shear failure tearing out of shaded portion 4.2.3.1 Shear and block tearing resistance Basic requirement: V Ed ≤ V Rd,min V Rd,min = min( V Rd,g ; V Rd,n ; V Rd,b ) Shear resistance of gross section V Rd,g = M0 y,b v,wb 3  f A A v,wb = A – 2 bt f + ( t w + 2 r ) t f but ≥ η h w t w for un-notched beam A v,wb = A Tee – bt f + ( t w + 2 r ) t f /2 for single notched beam