Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Shear and Torsion

DOI: 10.5176/2301-394X_ACE14.91

Authors: Khaldoun Rahal

Abstract:

This paper presents a new model for the design of reinforced concrete beams subjected to combined shear and torsion. This model is based on an existing model for the shear strength of membrane element and for the shear and torsional strength of beams. The design is based on a treatment of the combined shearing stresses on the critical side of the beam cross section. The calculations of the model are compared with the experimental results from eighteen beams and good correlation is obtained.

Keywords: Beams; Reinforced Concrete; Shear; Strength; Torsion