Steel Beam Shear Load Check (Eurocode 3)

Calculate your steel beam's design resistance to shear loads (Vz & Vy) with our EN 1993-1-1 compliant tool.

Input values

V_z,Ed

V_y,Ed

Beam profile

Beam size

Material type

Partial safety factor γ_M0

Shear area (A_v,z):

- mm²

Shear stress (τ_Ed,z):

- N/mm²

Elastic shear resistance (V_el,Rd,z):

- kN

Plastic shear resistance (V_pl,Rd,z):

- kN

Shear buckling governs:

Shear check elastic:

Shear check plastic:

Shear area (A_v,y):

- mm²

Shear stress (τ_Ed,y):

- N/mm²

Elastic shear resistance (V_el,Rd,y):

- kN

Plastic shear resistance (V_pl,Rd,y):

- kN

Shear buckling governs:

Shear check elastic:

Shear check plastic:

Parameter name	Symbol	Unit	Info text
Design shear forces	V_z,Ed, V_y,Ed	kN	Design values of the applied shear forces in the y- and z-directions. The load is with this check always applied at the shear centre.
Factor eta	η	-	Factor from EN 1993-1-5, often 1.0, but can be 1.2 for certain steel grades.
Partial safety factor	γ_M0	-	Partial safety factor for resistance of cross-sections to yielding.
Shear areas	A_v,z, A_v,y	mm²	Shear areas of the cross-section for shear in the y- and z-directions.
Shear stresses	τ_Ed,z, τ_Ed,y	-	Peak elastic shear stress at the neutral axis in the y- and z-directions.
Elastic shear resistances	V_el,Rd,z, V_el,Rd,y	kN	Design elastic shear resistances for shear in the y- and z-directions.
Plastic shear resistances	V_pl,Rd,z, V_pl,Rd,y	kN	Design plastic shear resistances for shear in the y- and z-directions.
Shear buckling			Indicates if shear buckling governs the design resistance in the z or y direction. Some checks do have 'N/A', which means that chapter 6.2.6 does not have an explicit stability check in this case.
Shear check			Utilization ratio for the elastic or plastic shear forces.