Behaviour of perfobond rib shear connectors in composite beams: full-size tests

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Oguejiofor ◽  
M. U. Hosain

This paper presents the results of six full-size composite beam specimens tested as part of an ongoing research program at the University of Saskatchewan to determine the feasibility of using a new type of shear connector called perfobond rib in composite floor systems. This connector is a flat steel plate with a number of holes punched through. In half of the test specimens, headed stud connectors were used, while in the other half, perfobond rib connectors were used. The results obtained indicate that the perfobond rib connector is a viable alternative to the headed studs. Specimens with four perfobond rib shear connectors performed as well as those with 24 headed studs. The experimentally determined ultimate flexural capacity of the test specimens agreed reasonably well with the predicted values. Key words: composite beam, shear connector, perfobond rib connector, headed stud.

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Veldanda ◽  
M. U. Hosain

This paper summarizes the results of tests performed on 48 push-out specimens to investigate the feasibility of using perfobond rib type shear connectors in composite beams with ribbed metal decks placed parallel to the steel beams. The perfobond rib shear connector is a flat steel plate containing a number of holes. The results indicate that perfobond rib connectors can be effectively used in composite beams with ribbed metal decks placed parallel to the steel beams. An appreciable improvement in performance was observed in test specimens when additional reinforcing bars were passed through the perfobond rib holes. Shank shear was the principal mode of failure in specimens with headed studs. In specimens with perfobond rib, failure was triggered by the longitudinal splitting of the concrete slab, followed by the crushing of concrete in front of the perfobond rib. Key words: composite beam, shear connector, perfobond rib, headed stud, push-out test, metal deck.


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 6892-6895
Author(s):  
J Thivya ◽  
R Malathy ◽  
D Tensing

This study concerns the employment of pure torsion analysis to determine ultimate strength of composite beam with shear connectors. The effect of shear connector is used for increasing the strength and stiffness of composite beam. This behavior is influenced by physical response of the beam under pure torsion. Totally 12 beams are tested and comparative analysis has been made within this 12 beams. The curvature, rotation and angle of twist are calculated throughout entire load by torsion test. This investigation proves that the composite beam with 75 mm spaced shear connector provides good ultimate strength.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.9) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
M M. Lawan ◽  
P N. Shek ◽  
M M. Tahir

For decades, Hot Rolled Steel (HRS) section was in use in construction of buildings and bridges. The simple reason is that the use of HRS section in composite systems is well established by standard rules and their design necessities as provided in the codes. In this paper, the use of doubly oriented back-to-back Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) section coupled with bolted shear connectors in composite floor system was demonstrated. The bolted system of shear connector provides an alternative to headed stud shear connector with CFS section as welding of the stud connector is practically not feasible on CFS section because of its thinness nature. The loading system used was four-point bending test to determine the flexural strength capabilities of the composite floor system. The resulting composite floor system has proven to provide adequate strength and stiffness properties under the applied loads. The results have shown that the theoretical value of flexural capacities calculated agrees reasonably well with the experimental values. In conclusion, the composite floor system can be used in small and medium size buildings, as well as in light weight construction industries.    


2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilson Queiroz ◽  
Hermes Carvalho ◽  
Francisco Rodrigues ◽  
Michèle Pfeilo

A shear connector, developed to be applied to a composite beam whose steel profile is a thin-walled box profile, displayed much greater flexibility than the conventional welded shear connector, leading to particular issues in the composite beam behaviour. One of these issues is the role played by friction at the interface between the steel profile and the slab which, under particular circumstances, may be relevant for serviceability limit states and also for ultimate limit states. The Brazilian and American Standards do not yet recognize the friction contribution in the behaviour of composite beams, though they recognize this contribution in composite slabs. This paper presents the experimental tests carried out with and without friction contribution on simple supported composite beams with flexible connectors and the numerical models developed to simulate the behaviour of the tested beams. The experimental tests revealed significant increases in strength and stiffness of the composite beam due to friction contribution and the comparisons between numerical and experimental results displayed good correlations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.10) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
T Subramani ◽  
A Periasamy

Composite plays a vital role in replacing the existing mild steel in reinforcement and exterior truss structure. This study proposed to design shear connector for joining concrete slab and steel section. Shear connectors has analyzed and predict the best connector for a particular composite beam with respect to static load and the amount of steel in the connector as a common aspect. The use of composite structures is increasingly present in civil construction works nowadays. Composite beams, especially, are structures which include substances, a metal phase placed in particular inside the tension region and a concrete phase, positioned in the compression go sectional location, both are related with the aid of steel gadgets called shear connectors. The main features of this connector are to permit the weight for the joint the beam-column, to restriction longitudinal slipping and uplifting on the factors interface the shear forces. Our project paper presents 3D numerical models of steel-concrete composite beams to simulate their structural behaviour, with emphasis on the beam column interface using Simulations software ANSYS 18.1 based on the Finite Element Method. Mostly these type of structures are widely used in the dynamic loading structures like bridges and high rise buildings.  


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinggui Zeng ◽  
Shao-Fei Jiang ◽  
Donghua Zhou

In a steel-concrete composite beam (hereafter referred to as a composite beam), partial interaction between the concrete slab and the steel beam results in an appreciable increase in the beam deflections relative to full interaction behavior. Moreover, the distribution type of the shear connectors has a great impact on the degree of the composite action between the two components of the beam. To reveal the effect of shear connector layout in the performance of composite beams, on the basis of a developed one-dimensional composite beam element validated by the closed-form precision solutions and experimental results, this paper optimizes the layout of shear connectors in composite beams with partial interaction by adopting a stepwise uniform distribution of shear connectors to approximate the triangular distribution of the shear connector density without increasing the total number of shear connectors. Based on a comparison of all the different types of stepped rectangles distribution, this paper finally suggests the 3-stepped rectangles distribution of shear connectors as a reasonable and applicable optimal method.


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