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    Beam Under Torsion

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    In Building Construction Works, structural design and analysis of the buildings structures, frames and other members would interfere significantly to ensure stability of the structures and its safety.

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    Beam under torsion

    When a beam supports a slab (or when it carries another beam only on its one side), it is
    subjected to direct torsion.
    For common buildings in areas with high seismic activity, torsion is a quite dangerous stress
    condition, because:
    a) It is a statically determined stress. This means that if a failure occurs there is no possibility
    for transition to another static state.
    b) The rotations caused to the beam due to creep are relatively large thus leading to large slab
    deformations.
    c) Failure is caused by shear stresses therefore, it is of brittle nature and consequently there
    are no signs of the impending failure.
    d) It is not easy for the technicians to understand that the formwork of the elements under
    torsion must not be removed the usual time. On the contrary, the formwork must remain in
    place until the following-phase-casted-concrete that affects these elements is adequately
    hardened.
    e) Reinforcing beams subjected to torsion follows special rules. In order to apply these rules,
    one does not only require thorough knowledge but also extreme care during the
    implementation.
    Whether the beam section is hollow or solid it counteracts with the torsional moment and
    maintains a state of equilibrium with a closed flow of torsional shear stresses, in a peripheral
    zone.
    Due to the high shear strength requirements, beams under torsion, are usually constructed
    with a large width. That way the beam’s section approximates the square shape.

    Torsion causes diagonal tensile stresses along the entire perimeter of the beam and in order
    for these stresses to be carried both longitudinal and vertical reinforcement is required. The
    longitudinal reinforcement at the upper and lower side of the beam is provided by the upper
    and lower rebars, while the longitudinal reinforcement of the side-faces is provided by the
    rebars placed along the stirrups’ legs length.
    The longitudinal rebars of the support areas are required to withstand the highest torsional
    stresses. Therefore, in order to behave in the required way, all rebars placed at the upper,
    lower and side parts of the beam must be properly anchored inside the column.
    In order for the vertical reinforcement i.e. the stirrups to carry the required stresses; they must
    be properly closed therefore, it is mandatory to be formed with a double hook.
    The rebars of the slab supported by a beam, must be anchored at least with double bending,
    as shown at the above detail. The rest of the reinforcement has to abide by the rules regarding
    cantilevers as explained in the following chapter.
    In order to be able to place the slab’s rebars, the formwork must have its back side-face open.
    Alternatively, the vertical slab bar could be constructed 50 mm shorter so as to be placed
    unobstructed above the longitudinal reinforcement at the bottom part of the beam.

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