
Concrete Design Ali N. Attiyah, Ph.D.
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Lecture seven
Shear Design of Slabs
The flat slab and flat plate shall be designed to resist two types of shear: one-way (beam
shear) and two-way (punching shear) forces.
The critical section for two-way slab shear is located according to ACI 22.6.4.

Concrete Design Ali N. Attiyah, Ph.D.
Fourth Year 2015-2016
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The one-way shear strength of slabs is calculated according the provision of ACI 22.5.5.1.
The shear strength of two-way slab is calculated according the provisions of ACI 22.6.

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