Abstract

This paper describes a study of the behaviour of shear connection between steel beams and composite slabs, which use through-deck welded shear connectors. An experimental study involving three push-out test specimens was carried out and these test results were discussed. A push-out test specimen was simulated and analysed in both two and three-dimensions. The effect of the inclusion of profiled steel sheeting, the effect of the width of a concrete slab, and the effect of different loading and support conditions have been discussed. The pull-out strength of the concrete has also been studied and compared with the experimental results of tests carried out by the authors and others. A new expression based on wedged cone failure has been developed for the effective width of a concrete slab in a two-dimensional numerical analysis.

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