International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056 Volume: 02 Issue: 07 | Oct-2015 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072 © 2015, IRJET ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal Page 728 Shear Demand of Exterior Beam Column Joint using STAAD-Pro Rupali R. Bhoir [1] , Prof . V. G. Sayagavi [2] ,Prof. N.G.Gore [3] Prof. P. J. Salunkhe [4] 1 PG Student, Department of civil engineering, MGM’s College of Engineering & Technology, Maharashtra, India 234 Professor, Department of civil engineering, MGM’s College of Engineering & Technology, Maharashtra ---------------------------------------------------------------------***-------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract: Exterior Beam-Column joints are very important members in ductile detailing and are more prone to damage during earthquake. Due to complex behaviour of joint core, calculation of joint shear demand becomes critical. So confinement is provided at such joints. But this confinement leads to congestion at joints. Here in this paper an attempt is made to understand the joint core behaviour and to determine the joint shear demand by using STAAD-Pro Software V8i. For this purpose 2D framed mid and low rise buildings of earthquake zone V are considered with varying dimensional parameters. These models are modelled and designed in STAAD-Pro Software V8i with Limit State Design Method as per IS 456:2000 and detailed according to IS 13920:1993. The joint shear demand is calculated as per ACI 352-02. From those models joint shear demand is calculated and effects of various parameters on joint shear demand is briefly discussed in conclusions which can be used for the further studies. Keywords – Exterior Beam-Column joints, ductile detailing, and joint shear demand, STAAD-Pro Software V8i. Introduction The portion of the column where beam is use to join it is called beam-column joint. Beam column joints are classified into three types based on the number of beams ending into the column i) Interior Beam-Column joints ii) Exterior Beam-Column joints iii) Corner Beam-Column joints Fig: 1 Types of Beam-Column Joints (ref: ACI 352-02) Beam-column joint is subjected to very high shear forces due to pulling of top rebar and pushing of bottom rebar’s or vice versa in the concrete structure especially during the earthquake loading. These very high shear force leads to the brittle damage, which can’t be accepted in the earthquake resistant building which has to be ductile in nature to deal with unseen forces. To prevent the damage due to joint shear failure they come up with idea of joint confining with the rebar. Confining the Beam-column joints isn’t so easy because there are already rebar coming from three directions. With the extra provision as per the present codes confining stirrups leads to the problem of the congestion as shown in the Fig. 2.