Example: composite slab
The strengths of materials and characteristic actions for this structure are given in Section 3.2, and a typical floor is shown […]
Composite Structures
This volume provides an introduction to the theory and design of composite structures of steel and concrete. Readers are assumed to be familiar with the elastic and plastic theories for bending and shear of cross-section of beams and columns of a single material, such as structural steel, and to have some knowledge of reinforced concrete. No previous knowledge is assumed of the concept of shear connection within a member composed of concrete and structural steel, nor of the use of profiled steel sheeting in composite slabs. Shear connection is covered in depth in Chapter 2 and Appendix A, and the principal types of composite member in Chapter 3, 4 and 5. All material of a fundamental nature that is applicable to both buildings and bridges is included, plus more detailed information and a worked example related to building. Subjects mainly relevant to bridges are covered in Volume 2. These include composite plate and box girders and design for repeated loading.
Effects of shrinkage of concrete and of temperature
In the fairly dry environment of a building, an unrestrained concrete slab could be expected to shrink by 0.03% of its
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Effective cross-section
The presence of profiled steel sheeting in a slab is normally ignored when the slab is considered as part of
Effect of slip on stresses and deflections
Full-interaction and no-interaction elastic analyses are given in Section 2.2 for a composite beam made from two elements of equal
Direct actions (loading)
The characteristic loadings to be used in worked examples are no given. They are taken from draft Eurocode 1. The permanent
Design philosophy and the Eurocodes
Background In design, account must be taken of the random nature of loading, the variability of materials, and the defects
Concentrated point and line loads
Since composite slabs span in one direction only, their ability to carry masonry partition walls or other heavy local loads
Composite floor slabs
Composite slabs have for several decades been the most widely used method of suspended floor construction for steel-framed buildings in
Composite columns and frames
When the stanchions in steel frames were first encased in concrete to protect them from fire, they were still designed