Design of Torsion Reinforcement

Er. Vivek Shah (www.ervivekshah.com.np)

𝑀𝑢 ≤ 𝑀𝑢, 𝑙𝑖𝑚

0.5𝑓𝑐𝑘 4.6 𝐵𝑀𝑢

𝐴𝑠𝑡 = 𝑏𝑑 [1 − √1 − ]
𝑓𝑦 𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑏𝑑2

𝑇𝑢
𝑉𝑢𝑒 = 𝑉𝑢 + 1.6
𝑏

𝑉𝑢𝑒
𝜏𝑣𝑒 =
𝑏𝑑

𝜏𝑣𝑒 ≤ 𝜏𝑐,𝑚𝑎𝑥

𝜏𝑐

𝜏𝑣𝑒 < 𝜏𝑐 ,

𝐴𝑠𝑣 0.4
≥
𝑏𝑆𝑣 0.87𝑓𝑦
𝜏𝑣𝑒 > 𝜏𝑐 ,
𝜏𝑣𝑒 − 𝜏𝑐 )𝑏𝑑

𝑀𝑒1 = 𝑇 × 𝐿𝐴 = 0.87𝑓𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑡(𝑑 − 0.42𝑋𝑢 )

𝑋𝑢

𝑀𝑒1 < 𝑀𝑢, 𝑙𝑖𝑚

𝑀𝑒2 = 0.87𝑓𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑡(𝑑 − 𝑑′)

𝑉𝑢𝑠𝑒 = 0.87𝑓𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑣(𝑑/𝑠𝑣)

 Design of Torsion Reinforcement
Er. Vivek Shah (www.ervivekshah.com.np)
(𝜏𝑣𝑒 − 𝜏𝑐 )𝑏𝑑 ≤ 0.87𝑓𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑣(𝑑/𝑠𝑣)

𝑇𝑢 𝑆𝑣 𝑉𝑢 𝑆𝑣
𝑏1 𝑑1 (0.87𝑓𝑦 ) 2.5 𝑑1 (0.87𝑓𝑦 )

𝑑 𝑇𝑢 𝑉𝑢
0.87𝑓𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑣 ( )= +
𝑠𝑣 𝑏1 2.5

𝑏1
𝑑1

𝑥1 + 𝑦1
𝑆𝑣 ≤ min 𝑜𝑓 {𝑥1 , , 300𝑚𝑚 }
4
𝑥1
𝑦1 =