Calculate your steel beam's design resistance to shear loads (Vz & Vy) with our EN 1993-1-1 compliant tool.
Shear area (Av,z):
- mm²
Shear stress (τEd,z):
- N/mm²
Elastic shear resistance (Vel,Rd,z):
- kN
Plastic shear resistance (Vpl,Rd,z):
- kN
Shear buckling governs:
-
Shear check elastic:
-
Shear check plastic:
-
Shear area (Av,y):
- mm²
Shear stress (τEd,y):
- N/mm²
Elastic shear resistance (Vel,Rd,y):
- kN
Plastic shear resistance (Vpl,Rd,y):
- kN
Shear buckling governs:
-
Shear check elastic:
-
Shear check plastic:
-
| Parameter name | Symbol | Unit | Info text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design shear forces | Vz,Ed, Vy,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. |
| Material factor | γM0 | - | Partial safety factor for resistance of cross-sections to yielding. |
| Shear areas | Av,z, Av,y | mm² | Shear areas of the cross-section for shear in the y- and z-directions. |
| Shear stresses | τEd,z, τEd,y | - | Peak elastic shear stress at the neutral axis in the y- and z-directions. |
| Elastic shear resistances | Vel,Rd,z, Vel,Rd,y | kN | Design elastic shear resistances for shear in the y- and z-directions. |
| Plastic shear resistances | Vpl,Rd,z, Vpl,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 8.2.6 does not have an explicit stability check in this case. | ||
| Shear check | Utilization ratio for the elastic or plastic shear forces. |