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Review MODULE – Torsion in Reinforced Concrete Beams
For monolithic or fully composite construction, a beam includes that portion 1. Determine the ultimate shear acting on the critical section.
of a slab on each side of the beam extending a distance equal to the A. 172.46 kN B. 96.17 kN C. 150.17 kN D. 109.28 kN
projection of the beam above or below the slab, whichever is greater, but not
greater than four times the slab thickness. 2. Determine the ultimate torque acting on the critical section.
NSCP 2015 A. 61.36 kN-m C. 58.05 kN-m
Allowable Torsional Moment B. 65.97 kN-m D. 131.93 kN-m
2
∅√𝑓𝑐 ′(𝐴𝑐𝑝 )
𝑇𝑢 = 0.083 3. Determine the value of the cracking torque in kN-m.
𝑃𝑐𝑝
A. 164.34 B. 36.38 C. 124.96 D. 41.085
∅ = 0.75
Adequacy of the section: 4. Determine the allowable torsional moment in the concrete section.
𝑉 2 𝑇𝑢 𝑃ℎ 2
𝑉𝑐 A. 6.86 kN-m B. 13.72 kN-m C. 15.56 kN-m D. 7.78 kN-m
√[( 𝑢 ) + ( 2
) ] ≤ ∅[ + 0.66√𝑓𝑐 ′]
𝑏𝑤 𝑑 1.7(𝐴𝑜ℎ ) 𝑏𝑤 𝑑
5. Calculate the ultimate developed strength of the beam in MPa
Area of stirrups required for torsion for one leg of stirrup: A. 3.29 B. 2.46 C. 4.39 D. 5.21
𝐴𝑡 𝑇𝑛
=
𝑠 2𝑓𝑦𝑣 𝐴𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 SITUATION. If the cross section resisting torsion for the previous problem is loaded
𝑇𝑢 by Vu = 150 kN and a torque of Tu = 25 kN-m. fc’ = 28 MPa and fy = 415 MPa.
𝑇𝑛 = 6. Determine the spacing of 10 mm diameter stirrups to resist combined shear and
∅
𝜃 = 450 torsion.
𝐴𝑜 = 0.85𝐴𝑜ℎ A. 139 mm B. 155 mm C. 300 mm D. 215 mm
Area of stirrups required for shear for two legs of stirrup:
𝐴𝑣 𝑉𝑠 7. Determine the maximum spacing of torsion reinforcement.
= A. 662 mm B. 180 mm C. 300 mm D. 620 mm
𝑠 𝑓𝑦𝑡 𝑑
Area of stirrups required for shear and torsion:
𝐴𝑣 (𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙) 𝐴𝑣 2𝐴𝑡 8. Determine the number of 10 mm longitudinal reinforcement required to resist
= + torsion.
𝑠 𝑠 𝑠
Minimum area of stirrups for shear and torsion: A. 4 B. 7 C. 14 D. 10
0.062√𝑓𝑐 ′𝑏𝑤 𝑠 SITUATION. NOVEMBER 2011/ MAY 2016 BOARD EXAM
(𝐴𝑣 + 2𝐴𝑡 )𝑚𝑖𝑛 =
𝑓𝑦𝑡 Girder AB is subjected to torsional moment in addition to the flexural moment and
0.35𝑏𝑤 𝑠 shear from the heavy load at the cantilever frames. From analysis, the following
(𝐴𝑣 + 2𝐴𝑡 )𝑚𝑖𝑛 =
𝑓𝑦𝑡 factored design forces result Mu = 440 kN-m, Vu = 280 kN, Tu = 180 kN-m, width
Area of longitudinal steel required for torsion: of beam, “b” = 400 mm, total depth of beam,” h” = 500 mm, fc’= 20.7 MPa, fyv =
𝐴𝑡 𝑓𝑦𝑣 275 MPa, fyl = 415 MPa, ties are 12 mm in diameter.
𝐴𝑙 = 𝑃ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 Concrete cover to the centroid of tension steel = 65 mm
𝑠 𝑓𝑦
Allowable concrete shear stress = 0.76 MPa
Minimum area of longitudinal steel required for torsion:
9. Determine the shear strength provided by the concrete.
√𝑓𝑐 ′ 𝐴𝑡 𝑓𝑦𝑡 A. 132.24 kN B. 112.404 kN C. 197.17 kN D. 167.60 kN
𝐴𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 0.42 (𝐴𝑐𝑝 ) − ( ) 𝑃ℎ
𝑓𝑦𝑡 𝑠 𝑓𝑦
√𝑓𝑐 ′ 0.175𝑏𝑤 𝑓𝑦𝑡 10. Determine the spacing of transverse reinforcement for factored shear, Vu.
𝐴𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 0.42 (𝐴𝑐𝑝 ) − ( ) 𝑃ℎ A. 112 mm B. 300 mm C. 217 mm D. 179 mm
𝑓𝑦𝑡 𝑓𝑦𝑡 𝑓𝑦
Spacing of torsion reinforcement 11. Determine the longitudinal reinforcement required for torsion, Tu. Assume 40
𝑃ℎ
𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 𝑜𝑟 300𝑚𝑚 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑟 mm clear cover to ties.
8 A. 3881.1 mm2 B. 913.6 mm2 C. 2214.5 mm2 D. 4041.7 mm2
SITUATION. The 9 m span beam shown in the figure below carries a monolithic
slab cantilevering 2 m past the beam centerline. The resulting L beam supports a
live load of 12 kN/m along the beam centerline plus 2.4 kPa uniformly distributed
over the upper slab surface. The effective depth to the flexural steel required is 540
mm. Material strengths are fc’ = 28 MPa and fy = 415 MPa. Unit weight of concrete
is 23.54 kN/m3.