Tham & Wong VN

Project

Date

16.09.2007

Designed By

Joseph Cin

Test 01

Torsion Design (ACI318M-02)

Marking

B01

1. Input Data
Mu = 329.3

kN-m

Vu = 245.7

kN

Tu = 35.8

kN-m

fy = 420

N/mm2

fc' = 20

N/mm2

= 0.75
bw = 350

mm

h = 600

mm

d = 535

mm

Pcp = 1900

mm

Acp = 210000

mm2

Provided closed link diameter = 13

mm

xo = 257
yo = 507
Ph = 1528

mm

Aoh = 130299

mm2

Ao = 110754

mm2

Vc = 140

kN

T = 6.49

kN-m

2. Should torsion be considered?

< Tu

Torsion should be considered

3. Equilibrium or Compatibility Torsion?

Equilibrium Torsion.
4. Check the section
LHS = 2.31

N/mm2

RHS = 2.80

N/mm2

LHS < RHS

The cross section is large enough.

5. Compute the link required for both shear and torsion.

Norminal Link for shear
Required Link shear

Avnom/s = 0.28
Avreq/s = 0.84

mm2/mm
mm2/mm

Tn = 47733333 N-mm
Link required for torsion

At/s = 0.51

mm2/mm

Link required for both shear and torsion

(Av+t)/s = 1.86

mm2/mm

6. Maximum link spacing

smax for torsion = 191
smax for shear = 268
smax = 191

mm

s = 125

mm

Al = 784

mm2

mm
mm

7. Select the link spacing

8. Longitudinal rebar required for torsion

9. Spacing and diameter limit for longitudinal rebar

Maximum longitudinal rebar spacing = 300

mm

Minimum longitudinal rebar diameter = 5

mm

Design Assumption.
1. Solid cross section.
References
1. American Concrete Institute Committee 318. 2002. "Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318M-02) and Commetary (ACI318RM-02)". USA..
2. J.G.MacGregor. J.K.Wight. 2005. "Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design". 4th Edition. SI Edition by S.Teng, I. Paulus. Pearson. Singapore.