2. What are Composite Structures?
General Any members composed of more
than one material.
Combination of Steel Concrete.
Why?
Steel is efficient in tension while concrete is
efficient in compression.
Uses?
Buildings, Bridges
4. Codes Associated with Design
IS 11384 1985 Code of Practice for Composite
Construction in Structural Steel and Concrete.
This standard deals with the design and construction of
Composite beams ( simply supported ) made up of
structural steel units and cast in-situ concrete.
Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete
structures (2004)
EN 1994-1-1 : General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1994-1-2 : Structural fire design
EN 1994-2 : General rules and rules for bridges
5. Advantages
Architectural
In addition to reductions in the dimensions of the beams
longer spans
thinner slabs
Economical
Reduction of height reduces the total height of the building
Functionality
Big Bonus is Fire Safety, Modern steel and composite structures can
provide fire resistance by using principles of reinforced concrete
structures in which the concrete protects the steel because of its high
mass and relatively low thermal conductivity. (IS Codes do not cover
this at all)
11. Composite Beams (Typical Types)
Composite or Non-composite?
Design the bare steelwork to carry all the loads
Since the 1950卒s it has become increasingly common to
connect the concrete slabs to the supporting beams by
mechanical devices.
Eliminates slip at the steel-concrete interface, so that the
slab and the steel beam section act together.
12. Main Components of Composite Beam
Types of Steel Beam
Standard hot rolled section
Symmetric or a-symmetric welded section
Types of Slab
In-situ
Concrete Planks or
Prefab Plates
18. Shear Connectors - Contd
Strength plays a crucial part.
Obtained experimentally (Push off or out
test)
Output Load vs Slip Curve.
19. Shear Connectors - Strength
fu = 450 N/mm2
(Generally)
Strength depends on:
Size, height, concrete grade and ultimate stress
fu
Shear of steel stud
Crushing of concrete
留 = 1 for h/d>4
留 = 0.8 for h/d=3
22. Shear Connectors Strength Reduction
Ribs tangential to stud
nr is the number of stud
connectors in one rib at a
beam intersection, not to
exceed 2
23. Shear Connectors Strength Reduction
Ribs parallel to stud
nr is the number of stud
connectors in one rib at a
beam intersection, not to
exceed 2
hsc is the overall height of the stud,
but not greater than hp + 75 mm