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This material is copyright - all rights reserved. Reproduced under licence from The <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute on 12/2/2007<br />

To buy a hardcopy version of this document call 01344 872775 or go to http://shop.steelbiz.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

620 Composite beams<br />

Table 21.5 Comparison of designs of simply-supported composite beams<br />

economy by reducing the number of shear-connectors at the expense of a slightly<br />

heavier beam than that needed for full shear connection. Elastic design is relatively<br />

conservative and necessitates the placing of shear-connectors in accordance with<br />

the elastic shear flow. Deflections are calculated using the guidance in section<br />

21.7.8.<br />

21.7.5 Influence of deck shape on shear connection<br />

Plastic design<br />

Beam data Elastic design No connectors Partial Full shear<br />

(BS 5950: Part 1) connection connection<br />

Full depth (mm) 536 536 435 435<br />

Beam size (mm) 406 ¥ 140 UB 406 ¥ 140 UB 305 ¥ 102 UB 305 ¥ 102 UB<br />

Beam weight (kg/m) 39 46 33 28<br />

Number of 19 mm 50 0 25 50<br />

diameter shear- (every trough) (alternate (every trough)<br />

connectors troughs)<br />

Imposed load<br />

deflection (mm)<br />

7 19 14 13<br />

Self-weight<br />

deflection (mm)<br />

14 11 25 30<br />

Beam span: 7.5 m (unpropped)<br />

Beam spacing: 3.0 m<br />

Slab depth: 130 mm<br />

Deck height: 50 mm<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> grade: 50 (py = 355 N/mm 2 )<br />

Concrete grade: 30 (normal weight)<br />

Imposed load: 5 kN/m 2<br />

The efficiency of the shear connection between the composite slab and the composite<br />

beam may be reduced because of the shape of the deck profile. This is analogous<br />

to the design of haunched slabs where the strength of the shear-connectors<br />

is strongly dependent on the area of concrete around them. Typically, there should<br />

be a 45° projection from the base of the connector to the core of the solid slab to<br />

transfer shear smoothly in the concrete without local cracking.<br />

The model for the action of a shear-connector placed in the trough of a deck<br />

profile is shown in Fig. 21.14. For comparison, also shown is the behaviour of a connector<br />

in a solid slab. Effectively, the centre of resistance in the former case moves<br />

towards the head of the stud and the couple created is partly resisted by bending<br />

of the stud but also by tensile and compressive forces in the concrete, encouraging<br />

concrete cracking, and consequently the strength of the stud is reduced.<br />

A number of tests on different stud heights and profile shapes have been performed.<br />

The following formula has been adopted by most standards worldwide. The

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