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Minimum shear reinforcement and link spacing
Minimum ratio of shear reinforcement and the largest spacing of vertical links. Reference: EN 1992-1-1 9.2.2(5), (6).
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# Inputs
f_ck := 30 MPa
f_yk := 500 MPa
b_w := 300 mm
d := 500 mm
A_sw := 2*pi/4*(8 mm)^2 = mm^2
# Minimum
rho_w.min := 0.08*sqrt(f_ck/(1 MPa))/(f_yk/(1 MPa)) =
s_1 := A_sw/(rho_w.min*b_w) = mm
s_l.max := 0.75*d =
s := min(s_1, s_l.max) =How to use this example
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