Abstract
Interest in timber-concrete composite (TCC) floors has increased over the last 30 years. TCC technology relies on timber and concrete members acting compositely together. Both timber and concrete exhibit a brittle behaviour in bending/tension and compression respectively whilst the shear connection is identified as the only contributor of ductile behaviour. Therefore, the strength, stiffness and arrangement of the shear connection play a crucial role in the design parameters of TCC system including deflection and stiffness of floor. Hence, calculation of stiffness is of interest to study the structural performance of TCC floor. Material properties of timber, fastener and concrete influence the overall load-displacement response of shear connection.
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