Area Required in Legs of Vertical Stirrup evaluator uses Stirrup Area = (Excess Shear*Stirrup Spacing)/(Allowable Stress in Stirrup Steel*Compression to Centroid Reinforcement Distance) to evaluate the Stirrup Area, The Area Required in Legs of Vertical Stirrup formula is defined as the area which is required to resist the excess shear. Stirrup Area is denoted by Av symbol.
How to evaluate Area Required in Legs of Vertical Stirrup using this online evaluator? To use this online evaluator for Area Required in Legs of Vertical Stirrup, enter Excess Shear (V'), Stirrup Spacing (s), Allowable Stress in Stirrup Steel (fv) & Compression to Centroid Reinforcement Distance (d') and hit the calculate button.