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Torsion is resisted well by locked system of reinforcement, due to the blood nature of the torsion induced-shear flow stresses in a beam. Therefore, it will be more effective to have strengthening schemes, which are wrapped in closed form around the cross section. But strengthening with U wrap (three sides) or strengthening in the web and flange unconnectedly is more useful because of the unreachability...