Development of the 2004 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) A23.3 shear provisions for reinforced concrete

This paper describes the development of the 2004 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) A23.3 shear design provisions for reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. These methods are similar to the 1994 standard in providing a simplified and general shear design method. They differ from previous standards by providing a direct link between these two methods and simple equations for the calculation of β and θ used in the general method rather than providing these values in a table. The paper explains the basic assumptions behind the new shear provisions, provides a derivation of the new equations, and compares designs made with the new equations to designs obtained from previous standards. In general, the new shear provisions require slightly less shear reinforcement than that required by the previous standard. The new general method is significantly easier to use, particularly with spreadsheets.Key words: shear, building codes, reinforced concrete, size effect, structural design.

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