A　total　of　158　experimental　tests　of　shear　behavior　of　corroded　reinforced　concrete　(CRC)　beams　under　action　of　concentrated　load,　published　in　the　literature　were　collected　and　compiled　into　a　shear　strength　database.　This　database　was　firstly　used　to　discuss　important　parameters　which　affect　the　shear　strength　of　CRC　beams.　The　results　show　that　the　effect　of　stirrups＇　corrosion　on　shear　capacity　of　CRC　beams　is　greater　than　that　of　longitudinal　reinforcement　corrosion.　The　shear　span-to-depth　ratio　is　also　an　important　factor　on　shear　strength　of　CRC　beams.　Total　9　available　empirical　models　for　predicting　the　residual　shear　strength　are　evaluated　and　compared　based　on　the　test　database.　It　is　found　that　eight　of　the　nine　models　underestimate　the　shear　strength　of　CRC　beams　while　the　other　model　gives　the　overestimated　results.　It　is　in　this　regard　that　a　new　empirical　model　for　predicting　the　residual　shear　strength　of　CRC　beams　is　proposed,　in　which　a　reduction　coefficient　is　incorporated　with　the　consideration　of　the　effect　of　stirrups＇　corrosion　as　well　as　shear　span-to-depth　ratio.　The　comparison　studies　demonstrate　that　the　new　proposal　can　provide　an　effective　and　accurate　prediction　of　the　shear　capacity　of　CRC　beams　with　a　wide　range　of　reinforcement　corrosion　damages.　(C)　2018　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.