Torsional Design

This page will detail the torsional design capabilities in ACI Beam Designer.

Topics to Cover

• Torsion threshold (cracking torque)
• Torsional moment capacity
• Closed stirrup requirements
• Longitudinal reinforcement for torsion
• Combined shear-torsion interaction
• Torsion reinforcement spacing
• Minimum torsion reinforcement
• φ (phi) factors for torsion
• Hollow section considerations
• Design example walkthrough

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