Discussion
For a non-circular section, the quantity J appearing in the twist expression is
Answer: B
Only for a circular section do the two coincide. For any other shape the torsion constant is smaller, sometimes very much smaller, because warping relieves part of the section's ability to resist twist. Substituting the polar value for a non-circular section badly overstates the stiffness.
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