Nominal Unit Shear Stress evaluator uses Nominal Shear Stress = Total Shear/(Beam Width for Nominal Shear*Compression to Centroid Reinforcement Distance) to evaluate the Nominal Shear Stress, The Nominal Unit Shear Stress formula is defined as the stress which is provided by concrete where diagonal cracking results from high principal tensile stress in the web. Nominal Shear Stress is denoted by Vn symbol.
How to evaluate Nominal Unit Shear Stress using this online evaluator? To use this online evaluator for Nominal Unit Shear Stress, enter Total Shear (V), Beam Width for Nominal Shear (bns) & Compression to Centroid Reinforcement Distance (d') and hit the calculate button.