A steel section is subjected to a combination of shear and bending actions. The applied shear force is V and the shear capacity of the section is Vs. For such a section, high shear force (as per IS : 800 - 2007) is defined as,
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V > 0.6 Vs
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V > 0.7Vs
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V > 0.8Vs
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V > 0.9Vs