Explanations
| vEd,II | [kN/m] | Acting shear force parallel to the joint |
| vRd,II | [kN/m] | Design shear resistance parallel to the joint |
| vEd,II | [kN/Box] | Acting shear force parallel to the joint per box pair |
| vRd,II | [kN/Box] | Design shear resistance parallel to the joint per box pair |
| vEd,┴ | [kN/m] | Acting shear force right-angled to the joint |
| vRd,┴ | [kN/m] | Design shear resistance right-angled to the joint |
| vRd,┴* | [kN/m] | Design shear resistance right-angled to the joint (reduced) |
| zEd,V┴ | [kN/m] | Tensile forces resulting from shear force right-angled to the joint |
| nmin | [-] | Minimum number of box pairs required |
| nmax | [-] | Maximum number of box pairs |
| h | [m] | Joint height |