Performance of shear connection in composite beams with profiled steel sheeting

E. Ellobody, Ben Young

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Abstract

This paper describes the structural performance of shear connection in composite beams with profiled steel sheeting. An accurate and efficient nonlinear finite element model was developed to study the behaviour of headed stud shear connectors welded through-deck. The profiled steel sheeting had transverse ribs perpendicular to the steel beam. The material nonlinearities of concrete, headed stud, profiled steel sheeting, reinforcement and steel beam were included in the finite element model. The capacity of shear connection, load-slip behaviour of the headed stud, and failure modes were predicted. The results obtained from the finite element analysis were verified against experimental results. An extensive parametric study was conducted to study the effects on the capacity and behaviour of shear connection by changing the profiled steel sheeting geometries, the diameter and height of the headed stud, as well as the strength of concrete. The capacities of shear connection obtained from the finite element analysis were compared with the design strengths calculated using the American Specification, British Standard and European Code for headed stud shear connectors in composite slabs with profiled steel sheeting perpendicular to the steel beam. It is found that the design rules specified in the American and British specifications overestimated the capacity of shear connection, but the design rules specified in the European Code were generally conservative. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)682-694
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Constructional Steel Research
Volume62
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Composite beams
  • Finite element modeling
  • Headed shear stud
  • Profiled steel sheeting
  • Push-out test
  • Shear connection
  • Steel structures
  • Through-deck

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Metals and Alloys

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