Hi,
In RAM concept it shows you a shear plan required for the reinforcing. I understand that these shear bars are shown over columns because of punching shear.
If it is not shown over a column or a concentrated load from above, does this mean the slab is failing in beam shear? and does the capacity of the bars and the slab assume that the designed shear bars are in the slab?
Because in actual fact there are no vertical shear bars in this two way slab. So does the program rely on these shear bars to get the design to work?. I.e. will it tell me that it works when it's actually failing because it assumes the designed shear bars are there?
The generated shear bars look something like this
Many thanks
Hi thanks, I read the note and the program does design for one-way shear. Thank you. It says it's up to the engineer whether this is appropriate or not.
For punching Ram Concept only designs stud rails (SSR), the shear reinforcement here is for one way shear in the slab. For more on why the program will design these ties, or why a slab might fail in shear, please refer to:
Answer Verified By: Edward Pigozzo