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RECTANGULAR RC BEAM - TORSION DESIGN CHECK TO BS8110-2:1985 (CL. 2.4)

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b Longitudinal torsion reinf't at max

300 ctrs (but see 3.12.11.2.6 of
BS8110-1:1997) is additional to
that required for bending.
Perimeter link only is
considered in the design.
This link to be a closed
torsion link.

Internal links not included

in the design but may be h
required for spacing rules
(see 3.4.5.5 of
BS8110-1:1997)
D
Area of steel at this level
includes that required for
L dia bending and torsion
c nom
c nom

Beam definition
Beam width; b = 300 mm
Overall beam depth; h = 500 mm
Characteristic strength of concrete; fcu = 30 N/mm 2
Characteristic strength of longitudinal reinf’t; fy = 500 N/mm 2
Characteristic strength of shear reinforcement; fyv = 250 N/mm 2
Nominal cover to all reinforcement (incl. links); cnom = 25 mm
Longitudinal tension bar diameter (try); D = 25 mm
Link bar diameter; Ldia = 10 mm
Number of perimeter link legs at a section; N=2
Area of longitudinal reinf’t provided for bending; As = 1473 mm 2
Effective depth; d = h - cnom - Ldia - D/2 = 452 mm
Larger dimension of rectangular beam; hmax = max(h,b) = 500 mm
Smaller dimension of rectangular beam; hmin =min(h,b) = 300 mm
Larger centre to centre dim. of links; y1 = hmax - 2cnom - Ldia = 440 mm
Smaller centre to centre dim. of links; x1 = hmin - 2cnom - Ldia = 240 mm
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Design shear force and torsional moment

Ultimate shear force; V = 160.0 kN
Ultimate torsional moment; T = 10.0 kNm
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Check torsional shear stress (cl. 2.4.4, 2.4.5 & 2.4.6)

Applied torsional shear stress; vt = (2  T)/(hmin2  (hmax - hmin/3)) = 0.556 N/mm 2
Min torsional shear stress above which reinforcement is required
vtmin = min((0.067N1/2/mm)(fcu),0.4N/mm 2) = 0.367 N/mm 2
Max allowable torsional stress; vtmax = vtu  min(1,y1/550mm) = 3.505 N/mm 2
vt>vtmin - Torsion reinforcement required
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Check direct shear stress

Applied direct shear stress; v = V/(bd) = 1.179 N/mm 2
From BS8110:Part 1:1997 - Table 3.8
Design concrete shear stress; vc = 0.690 N/mm 2
v>vc+0.4N/mm2 - Designed shear links required
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Check combined shear stress (cl. 2.4.5)

Resultant shear stress; vres = vt + v = 1.734 N/mm 2
Max allowable combined direct & torsional shear stress
vtu = min((0.8N1/2/mm)(fcu),5.0N/mm 2) = 4.382 N/mm 2
PASS - vres<=vtu - Resultant shear stress is OK
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Link design (cl. 2.4.7)

Area of shear reinforcement req’d for torsion; Asvt = T/(0.8  x1  y1  0.87  fyv) = 544 mm 2/m
Area of shear reinforcement req’d for direct shear; Asvs = (v - vc)  b / (0.87  fyv) = 674 mm 2/m
Total area of shear reinforcement required; Asv = Asvt + Asvs = 1218 mm 2/m
Using 2X10 legs max link spacing; sv = 1/((4  Asv)/(N    Ldia2)) = 129.0 mm
From BS8110:Part 1:1997 - cl. 2.4.8
Maximum allowable link spacing; svmax = min(x1,y1/2,200mm) = 200 mm
Selected link spacing; sact = 125 mm
PASS - 2X10 legs @ 125 mm centres are adequate (U.F. = 0.969)

Longitudinal torsion reinforcement design (cl. 2.4.7)

Area of longitudinal torsion reinf’t required; Ast = Asvt  fyv  (x1 + y1) / fy = 185 mm 2
185 mm2 longitudinal reinforcement required
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