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dc.contributor.authorLam, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorYang, Jie
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yong
dc.contributor.authorDai, Xianghe
dc.contributor.authorSheehan, Therese
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Kan
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T11:29:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-01T07:39:03Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15T11:29:59Z
dc.date.available2021-10-01T07:39:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-10
dc.identifier.citationLam D, Yang J, Wang Y et al (2021) New composite flooring system for the circular economy. Steel and Composite Structures. 40(5): 649-661.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/18598
dc.descriptionNoen_US
dc.description.abstractCircular economy is an economic system aimed at minimizing wastes and making the most of the current resources. This regenerative approach contrasts with the traditional linear economy, which has been adopted by the construction industry. Developing new construction technologies for sustainable built environment is a top priority for the construction industry throughout the world. Much of the environmental impact from the construction industry is associated with the consumption of resources and generation of waste. The construction industry in Europe consumes over 70,000 million tonnes of materials each year and generates over 250 million tonnes of waste. Composite flooring formed by connecting the concrete slabs to the supporting steel beams has been widely used for many years and is well established as one of the most efficient floor systems in multi storey steel frame building structures. However, shear connectors are welded through the steel decking to the steel beams and cast into the concrete; this made deconstruction and reuse of these components almost impossible. A new composite flooring system which allows for the reuse of the steel beams and composite floor slabs is developed and tested to assess its potential and suitability for reuse. This paper presents the results of a series of full scale beam tests and demonstrates the reusability of this new form of composite flooring systems. Simplified hand calculations are also provided and compared against beam testsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEPSRC, Structural Metal Deck Ltd.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTechno-Press
dc.subjectCircular economyen_US
dc.subjectDemountable shear connectorsen_US
dc.subjectDesign for deconstructionen_US
dc.subjectDesign to Eurocodesen_US
dc.subjectComposite beam testsen_US
dc.subjectReusable composite floor systemen_US
dc.titleNew composite flooring system for the circular economyen_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.Accepted2021-07-28
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionNo full-text in the repositoryen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2021.40.5.649
dc.date.updated2021-09-15T11:30:23Z
refterms.dateFOA2021-10-01T07:40:11Z
dc.openaccess.statusNot Open Accessen_US


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