Torsional strength and deformation characteristics of HSC deep beams reinforced with cross-inclined stirrups (opens in new tab)

The findings of this paper provide essential knowledge for the effective and economical design of deep beams subjected to pure torsion. As a result, this paper studies the torsional behavior of nine high-strength concrete (HSC) deep beams reinforced by cross-inclined stirrups. The test parameters comprised stirrup type (conventional stirrups and cross-inclined stirrups), inclination angle (45 and 60 degrees), stirrup spacing (100, 150, and 200 mm), the main longitudinal bars (4∅12 and 4∅18), ...