Shear Cut

Hello everyone.

I am trying to understand how to define the shear cuts in a prestressed reinforced concrete box girder bridge which is subjected to biaxial bending (My+ Vz, Mz +Vy).

I have tried 2 possible solutions, but the required shear reinforcement is quite different in each case.

Could you please provide me with information on how define the shear cuts correctly?

Thanks in advance.

Hello

Background information on shear cut definition can be found in the AQUA manual.

SSD / TEDDY > Help > User Manuals > All Manuals… > aqua > chapter 2.8.5 Shear Cuts
SSD / TEDDY > Help > User Manuals > All Manuals… > aqua > chapter 3.37 CUT - Shear Cuts and Partial Sections

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask :slight_smile: .

Best regards
Frederik Höller
Your SOFiSTiK Support Team