(Think a deck of playing cards.) Under the action of a transverse load we see below how the beam deflects in the absence of shear stiffness. Focus, in particular, on the deflection at the right end of ...

Concrete beams may be considered to be of three principal types: (1) rectangular beams with tensile reinforcing ... moment and shear are expressed per foot (m) of width. The stresses in the concrete ...

The transverse load P will produce a shear force V in the positive y direction on a mathematical cut through the beam at point “a”. This shear force is directly responsible for the shear stress τ on ...