Abstract: “There are several alternatives to the traditional stirrups in reinforced concrete beams. This study focuses on providing other options other than the stirrups. Due to the unsafe mode of shear failure in reinforced concrete beams, designers may find themselves reluctant to use higher factor of safety. Shear failure in reinforced concrete beams is one of the most undesirable modes of failure due to its rapid progression. This sudden type of failure made it necessary to explore more effective ways to design these beams for shear. The cost and safety of shear reinforcement in reinforced concrete beams led to the study of other alternatives. In this study five different shear reinforcements are used to study the effect of each type of shear reinforcement on the shear performance of reinforced concrete beams. Five types of beams were prepared, each with different type of shear reinforcements. The five different types of shear reinforcement are; standard stirrups and the sample is considered”

Keywords: Swimmer bar, Deflection, Shear, Crack, Stirrup