Abstract:
A methodical investigation of the shear strength of high strength concrete beams was conducted. A database of 245 reinforced concrete beams failing in shear was collected, having 84 beams without web reinforcement and 161 beams with web reinforcements. A detailed literature review was carried out to find out the factors effecting shear in reinforced concrete beams followed by earmarking the important factors influencing shear. Graphical tool of ms-excel being was used to investigate the effect of different variables as well as for the development of formula was facilitated by this tool.
