Abstract
This study investigates the flexural strength of simply-supported steel–concrete composite beams under two-point loading. A total of four specimens were tested to failure for varying parameters including type of connectors (stud and channel) and number of connectors (two and four). ANSYS software was used to establish the finite element models that can simulate the flexural behaviour of the composite beam. The test results show that a beam with channel connectors performs better than a beam with stud connectors. The composite beam with two connectors between the beam and slab causes additional deflection due to slippage in the connectors, when compared to the beam with four connectors. The results from the analytical model are in good agreement with the experimental results.
Highlights
Flexural capacity of the beam is a major parameter because of the larger cross section, which is influenced by the shear interaction between the steel beam and the concrete slab
This paper focussed on the flexural behaviour of the composite beam with two types of shear connectors and showed that composite action between the concrete slab and steel beam are achieved by providing more shear connectors
It can be seen that the performance of the channel connectors is good and able to resist the flexural load under two-point loading
Summary
Flexural capacity of the beam is a major parameter because of the larger cross section, which is influenced by the shear interaction between the steel beam and the concrete slab. The application of different types of bolts as shear connectors in the steel – concrete composite beam was studied and compared with a control steel beam. A study of a steel-concrete composite space truss and beam without decking sheet was carried out which demonstrated that by providing proper shear connectors, their was possible to achieve a composite action [10,11,12,13]. This paper focussed on the flexural behaviour of the composite beam with two types of shear connectors and showed that composite action between the concrete slab and steel beam are achieved by providing more shear connectors
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