Improved Equations for the Torsional Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Codes of Practice Based on the Space Truss Analogy

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Abstract

Design codes provide the necessary tools to check the torsional strength of reinforced concrete (RC) members. However, some researchers have pointed out that code equations still need improvement. This study presents a review and a comparative analysis of the calculation procedures to predict the torsional strength of RC beams from some reference design codes, namely the Russian, American, European, and Canadian codes for RC structures. The reliability and accuracy of the normative torsional strengths are checked against experimental results from a broad database incorporating 202 RC rectangular beams tested under pure torsion and collected from the literature. The results show that both the readability and accuracy of the codes’ equations should be improved. Based on a correlation study between the experimental torsional strengths, and geometrical and mechanical properties of the beams, refined yet simple equations are proposed to predict torsional strength. It is demonstrated that the proposed formulation is characterized by a significant improvement over the reference design codes. The efficiency of the proposed formulae is also assessed against another equation earlier proposed in the literature, and an improvement is noted as well. From the results, it can be concluded that the proposed equations in this study can contribute to a more accurate and economical design for practice.

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Bernardo, L. F. A., Teixeira, M. M., Domenico, D. D., & Gama, J. M. R. (2022). Improved Equations for the Torsional Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Codes of Practice Based on the Space Truss Analogy. Materials, 15(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15113827

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