Composite steel and concrete beams with partial shear connection
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The theoretical and experimental results of a research project on the behaviour of composite beams with partial shear connection are presented. Partial shear connection is an important option for the economic use of composite beams in buildings. To investigate the influence of the deformation capacity of the shear connectors a test programme was carried out in the Netherlands by TNO-IBBC. A number of small-scale simply supported beams with headed stud connectors as well as block-type connectors was tested. The results were confronted with a partial connection theory. This work was published in Dutch in 1971. The research has shown both theoretically and experimentally that the deformation capacity of connectors has a significant influence on the resistance of beams with partial shear connection. A simplified design method was included in the Dutch Recommendations and also in the European Model Code. Later in similar research programme was carried out on continuous composite beams. The theoretical model based on rigid-plastic material behaviour, as proposed by Slutter and Driscoll, was extended to continuous beams and verified by a series of small-scale tests. This work was published in Dutch in 1987.
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TNO Identifier
280669
ISSN
00467316
Source
Heron, 34(4), pp. 1-63.
Pages
1-63