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    Transverse Shear Reinforcement in Concrete Shear Walls

    Two very closely related questions: In ACI 318-14, Eq. 11.5.4.8 defines Vs. It uses (d/s) as part of that calculation. From back in my school days, I remember that all of this used to be based on the concept that a shear crack would propagate at 45 degrees, meaning that a theoretical shear...
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    Horizontal reinforcing in cantilevered retaining wall stems

    ACI 318-14 Section 11.1.4 refers to sections 22.2 through 22.4 for the design of cantilevered retaining walls, and makes specific reference to section 11.6 for horizontal reinforcing requirements. ACI 318-14 Table 11.6.1 says: rho_t must be at least 0.0020 for cast-in-place walls using...

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