DESIGN FOR TORSION

IN RC ELEMENTS

Dr. Ayman Hussein Hosny

Professor of RC Structures
Ain Shams University

LAYOUT
Shear quick review
Shear stresses due to torsion
Cracking due to torsion
Where to find torsion
Types of torsion
Torsional moment diagram
Torsion reinforcement
Requirements of the Egyptian Code
Example

REVISION

Shear design

Diagonal tension cracks

Shear cracking

SHEAR DESIGN

if (qu qcu )

Qu
qu
bd
qcu 0.24
qu max 0.70

Use minimum shear

reinforcement

if (qcu qu qu max )

f cu

Use shear reinforcement

nAs
qsu q 0.50qcu

f cu

bs

if (qu qu max )

fy

Increase dimensions

TORSION

Shear Stresses from shear

Shear Stresses from torsion

TORSION

Cracking

Where to find torsion

Where to find torsion

Where to find torsion

Where to find torsion

TYPES OF TOSION

Compatibility torsion

(torsion not necessary for stability can be

reduced)

TYPES OF TORSION

EQULIBRIUM TORSION

Torsional Moment Diagram

TORSIONAL MOMENT DIAGRAM

TORSIONAL MOMENT DIAGRAM

CRACKING OF RC ELEMENTS

Torsion Reinforcement

Closed stirrup

Ordinary stirrup

EGYPTIAN CODE
M tu
qtu
2 Aote
A0 0.85 Aoh
Aoh
te
ph

CALCULATION
qtu 0.06

Neglect torsion if

Must have section such that

(qu ) (qtu ) qu max

2

f cu

REINFORCEMENT

Stirrups

CONDITIONS

CONDITIONS

Longitudinal reinforcement

Conditions

NOTE

PLAN VIEW OF
LONGITUDINAL BARS

SPREAD SHEET

EXAMPLE

Data

Fcu=25 MPa
St 400/600
LL=1 kN/m2
FC=2kN/m2
ts=160 mm

Solution

Cantilever Slab strip (1m)

W su=0.16*25+2+1=7kN/m
Mu=10.5*1.5*1.5/2+3*1.5
=16.3kN.m/m

Solution

Beam design

BEAM
DESIGN

Stresses and reinforcement