Strength of Materials

Shear Force Effect

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Dr. Haluk Sesigür

I.T.U. Faculty of Architecture
Structural and Earthquake Engineering WG
Renault Distribution Centre, Swindon, UK, 1980-1982, Foster+Partners

Cable Stayed Structures

 Pin Support

Renault Distribution Centre, Swindon, UK, 1980-1982, Foster+Partners

Pin support (clevis)
RIVETED CONNECTION
 BOLTED CONNECTION /
BEAM SPLICE

BOLTED CONNECTION /
COLUMN SPLICE
Shear force effect
Shear force effect
Shear force effect
Shear force effect

Connections, such as, rivets,

Shear stress bolts, screws, and nails
are used to transmit loads
Shear force effect

Single Shear

P F
ave = =
A A
ce 221-Concept of Stress
Shear force effect

Double Shear

P F
ave = =
A 2A
ce 221-Concept of Stress
Shear force effect

Single Shear Double Shear

P F P F
ave = = ave = =
A A A 2A
(Dr. M Celikag)
Shear force effect

Bearing stress in connections: • Bolts, rivets, and pins create

stresses on the points of
contact or bearing surfaces
of the members they
connect.

• The resultant of the force

distribution on the surface is
equal and opposite to the
force exerted on the pin.

• Corresponding average force

intensity is called the
bearing stress,

P P
b = =
A td
(Dr. M Celikag)
Shear force effect
Bearing stress in connections:
Top View

Bearing
Shear Average Bearing Stresses
Stresses
Stresses

d
Actual Bearing Stress and Average Bearing Stress
Shear Stress
P P
b = =
(Dr. M Celikag)
A t min d
Shear force effect

Single Shear Double Shear

𝜋𝑑2 𝜋𝑑2
𝑃 ,𝜏 = .𝜏 𝑃 ,𝜏 = 2. .𝜏
4 4
𝑃 , = 𝑑. 𝑡𝑚𝑖𝑛 . 𝜎 𝑃 , = 𝑑. 𝑡𝑚𝑖𝑛 . 𝜎 ,

𝑡
𝑡
𝑡2 𝑡𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑡 + 𝑡2 ; 𝑡
Shear force effect
Shear force effect

externally applied load

Internal Shear Stresses resisting

externally applied load

V
avg =
A
RESULTANT shear force of Internal
Shear Stresses
Punching Shear effect
Truss connection detail
 Shear force effect

P is a force parallel to the

surface ABCD is considered as
a shear force
D C

t
P
A
B

𝑇=𝑃

𝑇
𝑇 𝜏= ≤𝜏 𝑚
𝜏= 𝐴
𝐴 𝑑