An investigation on the behaviour and stiffness of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to torsion

Abstract

This paper presents an investigation on RC slab under torsion, by both experiment and finite element analysis. The torsion tests were done on three similar square RC slabs with dimensions of 1900×1900×150 mm. The behaviour of slabs at pre-cracking and post-cracking of concrete phases were investigated, via Load-displacement, twisting moment-curvature relationships, and torsional stiffness of slabs. The experimental results are compared with the FEA and the results in literatures. The torsional stiffness of slab at the phase of concrete cracked and steel yield is about 1/25 of the stiffness at the pre-cracking phase.