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Special punching shear and shear reinforcement

Punching shear reinforcements are special reinforcements used in place of stirrups or bent reinforcements to increase the punching shear resistance in the area of beam supports for reinforced concrete slabs. Examples of punching shear reinforcements are double-headed studs and lattice girders.

Shear reinforcements are special reinforcements used in place of stirrups or bent reinforcements to increase the shear resistance in the area of supports for reinforced concrete slabs or beams. The shear reinforcement can, for example, be achieved by means of double-headed studs.

Punching shear and shear reinforcments can also be used as retrofit solutions to strengthen the punching shear and/or shear resistance of existing concrete members. Bonded fasteners and screws are used for this purpose.

Regulatory framework

DIBt grants national technical approvals (abZ) for punching shear reinforcements which

  • significantly deviate from the Technical Building Rules (cf. MVV TB, Part C2) or
  • for which neither Technical Building Rules nor generally recognised technical rules exist.

European Technical Assessments (ETAs) can also be issued for punching shear reinforcements.

Furthermore, DIBt grants general construction technique permits (aBG) for construction techniques comprising shear reinforcements for which there are no conclusive technical rules.

Examples include wall and floor construction techniques.

Please also refer the applicable product, design and execution rules, cf., in particular, MVV TB, Part A 1 and Part C 2, as well as the following information and technical rules.

160057-00-0301   L- or Z-shaped metal sheets for the increase of punching shear resistance of flat slabs or footings and ground slabs
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EAD 160003-00-0301 Double headed studs for the increase of punching shear resistance of flat slabs or footings and ground slabs (22 pages ) Version: May 2018; OJEU 2018/C 228/03; EOTA EAD 160055-00-0301 Lattice girders for the increase of punching resistance in flat slabs and column (31 pages ) Version: July 2017; Decision (EU) 2020/962; EOTA EAD 160057-00-0301 L- or Z-shaped metal sheets for the increase of punching shear resistance of flat slabs or footings and ground slabs (22 pages ) Version: May 2018; Decision (EU) 2021/1183; EOTA EAD 160208-00-0301 S-shaped double headed reinforcement elements for the increase of punching shear resistance of footings and ground slabs (25 pages ) Version: October 2021; Decision (EU) 2024/2904; EOTA pdf-Datei Bemessung von Flachdecken, Einzelfundamenten und Bodenplatten aus Stahlbeton mit Gitterträgern als Durchstanzbewehrung (16 pages ) Stand: August 2019; Deutsches Anwendungsdokument zu EOTA TR 058 vom Juni 2017 pdf-Datei Bemessung von Flachdecken, Einzelfundamenten und Bodenplatten aus Stahlbeton mit Doppelkopfankern als Durchstanzbewehrung (18 pages ) Stand: August 2019; Deutsches Anwendungsdokument zu EOTA TR 060 vom November 2017 EAD 120011-01-0107 Flexible plug expansion joints for road bridges with flexible filling based on a synthetic polymer as binder (81 pages ) Version: August 2018; Decision (EU) 2025/2355; EOTA EAD 332795-01-0601 Bonded screw fasteners for use in concrete (48 pages ) Version: January 2022; Decision (EU) 2025/2355; EOTA

National procedure

To prepare an abZ/aBG for your construction product, we need an application from you. We recommend that you contact us prior to doing so. Feel free to send us your enquiry informally via email to dibt(at)dibt(.)de or to the competent technical contact listed in the top right.

For a first assessment, please send us the following information:

  • Description of the construction product and its intended field of use
    • e.g. material, configuration, number of sizes, variants, dimensions
    • e.g. use in walls, ceilings, interior construction, building services
  • Description of the construction technique and its field of application
    • e.g. design of walls, ceilings, elements, etc., and interaction of components
    • e.g. application in foundation engineering, reinforced concrete construction, building insulation; as load-bearing or non-load-bearing component; under static and quasi-static loading; fire exposure; other environmental exposures
  • Information regarding impact on regulatory concerns
    • in particular structural integrity, fire protection, health and environment protection, sound insulation as well as thermal performance
  • Explanation of need for an abZ/aBG
  • Contact details
    • preferably email address and/or telephone number, as well as name, organisation/company, and postal address

We will then contact you to clarify the next steps.

If you already hold a DIBt approval and/or construction technique permit and wish to apply for an amendment, supplement, or renewal, please use the form provided below.

European Technical Assessment (ETA)

To start the ETA procedure, please submit the form below. We will then check if the prerequisites for issuing an ETA are met, i.e., in particular, if the product is not fully covered by an existing harmonised standard. If the prerequisites are met, we will check whether a European Assessment Document (EAD) covering the requested assessment scope already exists or still needs to be developed. If an EAD needs to be developed or amended, a complete technical file needs to be established before the procedure can begin.

Subject concerned Applicant Decision no. Issued on
HALFEN HDB shear rail Leviat GmbH Liebigstraße 14 40764 Langenfeld DEUTSCHLAND ETA-12/0454 06.12.2021
Punching reinforcement Schöck Bole® Schöck Bauteile GmbH Vimbucher Straße 2 76534 Baden-Baden (Steinbach) ETA-13/0076 14.07.2022
JORDAHL punching reinforcement JDA JORDAHL GmbH Nobelstraße 51 12057 Berlin DEUTSCHLAND ETA-13/0136 01.09.2020
PEIKKO PSB punching reinforcement Peikko Group Oy Voimakatu 3 15101 LAHTI FINNLAND ETA-13/0151 14.11.2019
ancoPLUS punching reinforcement ANCOTECH GmbH Am Westhover Berg 30 51149 Köln DEUTSCHLAND ETA-13/0196 25.01.2022
Filigran punching reinforcement FDB II Filigran Trägersysteme GmbH & Co. KG Zappenberg 6 31633 Leese DEUTSCHLAND ETA-13/0521 01.09.2020
TransMIT punching shear reinforcement TransMIT Gesellschaft für Technologietransfer mbH Kerkrader Straße 3 35394 Gießen DEUTSCHLAND ETA-17/0738 18.02.2022
CLIXS® von BETOMAX®system BETOMAX systems GmbH & Co. KG Dyckhofstraße 1 41460 Neuss DEUTSCHLAND ETA-19/0310 21.02.2022
HALFEN HDB -Z punching shear reinforcement Leviat GmbH Liebigstraße 14 40764 Langenfeld DEUTSCHLAND ETA-22/0360 29.06.2022