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Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 41, No. 4 (2012) 459-477 459 Determination of inclination of strut and shear strength using variable angle truss model for shear-critical RC beams Bing Li1* and Cao Thanh Ngoc Tran2a 1School of Civil and Environment Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore 2Department of Civil Engineering, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Received September 7, 2010, Revised July 20, 2011, Accepted January 28, 2012) Abstract. This paper attempts to determine the inclination of the compression strut within variable angle truss models for RC beams loaded in shear-flexure through a proposed semi-analytical approach. A truss unit is used to analyze a reinforced concrete beam, by the principle of virtual work under the truss analogy. The inclination of the compression strut is then theoretically derived. The concrete contribution is addressed by utilizing the compatibility condition within each truss unit. Comparisons are made between the predicted and published experimental results of the seventy one RC beams with respect to the shear strength and the inclined angle of the compression strut at this state to investigate the adequacy of the proposed semi-analytical approach. Keywords: inclination of strut; truss model; concrete contribution; shear strength 1. Introduction The truss analogy has been widely used as the basis of most shear design procedures for reinforced concrete (RC) beams (Coll