Composite Beam Design AISC 360-10

Beam sections defined using Section Designer are considered as general sections, not I-shaped or channel-shaped sections (even if they really are Ishaped or channel-shaped), and cannot be designed using the Composite Beam Design postprocessor. If the user defines a beam section by selecting it from the built-in section database, the program assumes that it is a rolled section and applies the design equations accordingly. If the user defines a section without selecting it from the built-in database, the program assumes it is a welded section and revises the design equations as necessary. The program does not check or design any of the welding for these welded beams.

2.5.2 Metal Deck and Slab Properties

Basic metal deck and concrete slab properties can be user defined. The geometry and the associated material properties of the metal deck, concrete slab, and shear connectors can be specified. A beam designed using the Composite Beam Design postprocessor can have composite behavior only if it supports a deck section (not a slab or wall section). The concrete slab over metal deck must be specified as a deck section property (not a slab section property) if the beam is to have composite behavior. If the slab is specified using a slab section property instead of a deck section property, the Composite Beam Design postprocessor designs the beams supporting that slab as noncomposite beams. A deck section can be specified as a Filled Deck (metal deck filled with concrete), an Unfilled Deck, or a Solid Slab (solid concrete slab with no metal deck). In the specified metal deck geometry includes the following: Slab Depth: The depth of concrete fill above the metal deck. This item is labeled tc in Figure 2-1. Deck Depth: The height of the metal deck ribs. This item is labeled hr in Figure 2-1. Rib Width: The average width of the metal deck ribs. This item is labeled wr in Figure 2-1.

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Metal Deck and Slab Properties