Research Article

Experimental Torsional Capacity of Plain Concrete Beams Made from Crushed Clay Brick and Recycled Brick Concrete as Coarse Aggregate

Table 6

Torsional properties of NSAC, VBAC, RSAC, and RBAC.

Concrete typeTarget strength (MPa)Ultimate torque (kN m)Twist at ultimate torque (rad/m)Initial torsional stiffness (kN m2)Torsional toughness (kN m/m)

NSAC18.918.92.7315.06E-03698.0868.06E-03
NSAC20.720.72.8935.14E-03797.4318.86E-03
NSAC22.422.43.0625.23E-03871.1599.73E-03
NSAC24.124.13.2015.36E-03928.4241.05E-02
VBAC18.918.92.5924.82E-03361.1395.54E-03
VBAC20.720.72.7344.97E-03372.8726.26E-03
VBAC22.422.42.8795.08E-03448.187.09E-03
VBAC24.124.13.0245.13E-03484.1297.63E-03
RSAC18.918.92.5544.79E-03632.6426.84E-03
RSAC20.720.72.6854.93E-03723.1447.72E-03
RSAC22.422.42.8314.98E-03828.8168.54E-03
RSAC24.124.12.9675.08E-03880.7759.24E-03
RBAC18.918.92.4824.61E-03294.8614.72E-03
RBAC20.720.72.5944.74E-03320.1795.26E-03
RBAC22.422.42.7164.81E-03391.7445.91E-03
RBAC24.124.12.7934.89E-03420.3116.36E-03