Effects of Transverse Reinforcement on Composite Steel Beams with Precast Hoow Core Slabs
Lam, Dennis Nip, T.F.
Lam, Dennis
Nip, T.F.
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In composite steel beams with precast hollow core slabs, the amount of transverse reinforcement can have a significant effect on the shear and slip capacity of the mechanical shear connectors. The issue of connector ductility becomes especially important when partial shear connection is adopted, as premature failure of the shear connectors would lead to sudden failure of the composite beam. This chapter presents its findings on the effect of transverse reinforcement on connector ductility and proposes design equations. Transverse reinforcement is used to provide ties for the slabs and confined concrete from splitting. The ductility of the shear connector, that is, slip capacity is directly affected by the amount of transverse reinforcement. Design equations presented in this chapter for estimating the shear capacity of the headed shear stud show a good correlation with the push-off test results. For full shear connection design, pre-splitting shear capacity of the headed stud can be used for the composite design, while for partial shear connection design, post-splitting shear capacity of the headed stud should be used. In general, a minimum transverse reinforcement of T16 bars should be used if partial shear connection design is used to ensure a minimum ductility of 6mm slip.
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Lam, D. and Nip, T.F. (2002). Effects of Transverse Reinforcement on Composite Steel Beams with Precast Hollow Core Slabs. In: The Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures by S.L. Chan, J.G. Teng and K.F. Chung
(Eds.). ICASS, 9-11 December 2002, Hong Kong, China. Pp. 503-518.
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