Checks punching at a column of a flat slab, footing or mat with the column's P, M2 and M3 — interior, edge or corner — and finds the effective depth it needs. Reads the column's size, materials and every combination's forces from ETABS, and draws the shear stress around the critical section in 3D.
The column's load, by hand (one combination) — or import every combination from ETABS
P punches whatever its sign. M3 bends across c1 (local 2), M2 across c2 (local 3).
d = h − cover − db = 8.625 in (the two layers' average). qu over the area inside the critical section is taken off the shear; 0 is conservative.
An interior column's section is symmetric: both settings give the same answer.
Everything you have entered is in the address bar, so the link reproduces this exact calculation.
The same stress unrolled along the perimeter
Entered by hand: Vu 150.0 kip, Mu3 40.00 and Mu2 25.00 kip·ft about the section's centroid; b0 114.50 in.
| Check | Demand | Capacity | DCR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punching shear stress | 184.3 psi | 189.7 psi | 0.971 | ✓ OK |
The average of the two layers' depths.
d/2 from the column's faces; sides lost to a slab edge: none. b1 is the section's extent along local 2, b2 along local 3; for M2 they swap.
Jc3 for M3 (the stress varies along local 2), Jc2 for M2 (along local 3). Sides along the stress's variation by their own second moment; sides across it by d·l·r².
Two-way slab without shear reinforcement, ACI 318-19 (d in inches).
4 governs. αs = 40, 30, 20 for 4, 3, 2 sides; √f'c ≤ 100 psi.
Interior column: the centroid is at the column's centre, so no V·e term. The senses of M3 and M2 shown are those giving the worst stress.
At the section's corner (+14.31, +14.31) in from the column's centre along local 2 and 3; x and y measured from the section's centroid.
Found by search: the section, Jc, γv, vc (with αs·d/b0 and λs) and any deducted load are recomputed at each depth.
Top steel within 50.0 in centred on the column (cut at a free edge), φ = 0.9; Msc the largest over the combinations (Entered by hand), about the section d/2 out.
Top steel within 50.0 in centred on the column (cut at a free edge), φ = 0.9; Msc the largest over the combinations (Entered by hand), about the section d/2 out.
Results are for preliminary sizing and educational use. They are not a design and must be reviewed, verified and sealed by a licensed or registered engineer before being used in construction.
punching-shear-check v1.0.0 · ACI 318-19 · input 0858ad230512c94c