| lamb | \(\displaystyle 1\) | | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 8.6.5 a)-c) | 2026-10-01 |
| c | \(\displaystyle 1\ \mathrm{MPa}\) | | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.2 a)-d) | 2026-10-01 |
| mu | \(\displaystyle 1.4\) | | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.2 a)-d) | 2026-10-01 |
| phi_s | \(\displaystyle 0.85\) | | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 8.4.3 a) | 2026-10-01 |
| v_f | \(\displaystyle \frac{V_{f}}{A_{\mathrm{cv}}}\) | | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.1, demand stress on the plane v_r is compared with | 2026-10-01 |
| rho_v | \(\displaystyle \frac{A_{\mathrm{vf}}}{A_{\mathrm{cv}}}\) | A23.3 Cl. 11.5.4, Eq. 11.28 | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.4, Eq. 11.28 | 2026-10-01 |
| sigma | \(\displaystyle \rho_{v} \cdot f_{y} \cdot \sin\left(\frac{\alpha \cdot \pi}{180}\right) + \frac{N}{A_{\mathrm{cv}}}\) | A23.3 Cl. 11.5.4, Eq. 11.27 | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.4, Eq. 11.27, N over A_cv for A_g | 2026-10-01 |
| upsilon_c | \(\displaystyle \lambda \cdot \phi_{c} \cdot \left(c + \mu \cdot \sigma\right)\) | A23.3 Cl. 11.5.1, Eq. 11.25, cohesion and friction | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.1, Eq. 11.25, first term | 2026-10-01 |
| upsilon_allow | \(\displaystyle 0.25 \cdot \phi_{c} \cdot f_{c}\) | A23.3 Cl. 11.5.1, cap on the cohesion and friction term | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.1, limit below Eq. 11.25 | 2026-10-01 |
| upsilon_s | \(\displaystyle \phi_{s} \cdot \rho_{v} \cdot f_{y} \cdot \cos\left(\frac{\alpha \cdot \pi}{180}\right)\) | A23.3 Cl. 11.5.1, Eq. 11.25, dowel term | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.1, Eq. 11.25, second term | 2026-10-01 |
| upsilon_r | \(\displaystyle \min\left(\upsilon_{c}, \upsilon_{\mathrm{allow}}\right) + \upsilon_{s}\) | A23.3 Cl. 11.5.1, Eq. 11.25 | CSA A23.3-24 Cl. 11.5.1, Eq. 11.25 with its cap | 2026-10-01 |
| shear_utilization | \(\displaystyle \frac{v_{f}}{\upsilon_{r}}\) | | Ratio of v_f to upsilon_r, no clause | 2026-10-01 |
| As_req | \(\displaystyle \frac{v_{f} - \lambda \cdot \phi_{c} \cdot \left(c + \frac{\mu \cdot N}{A_{\mathrm{cv}}}\right)}{f_{y} \cdot \left(\lambda \cdot \phi_{c} \cdot \mu \cdot \sin\left(\frac{\alpha \cdot \pi}{180}\right) + \phi_{s} \cdot \cos\left(\frac{\alpha \cdot \pi}{180}\right)\right)} \cdot A_{\mathrm{cv}}\) | | CSA A23.3-24 Eqs. 11.25, 11.27, 11.28 solved for rho_v, uncapped | 2026-10-01 |
| rebar_utilization | \(\displaystyle \frac{\mathrm{As}_{\mathrm{req}}}{A_{\mathrm{vf}}}\) | | Ratio of As_req to A_vf, no clause | 2026-10-01 |