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CH 11
CH 11
11.1
Composite Design
GENERAL REMARKS
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In the past, the construction was usually done with wood forming and the
slab was reinforced with bars. For the last 30 years, steel deck has been used
as the forming material for building construction and wood is only used for
bridges even though steel deck is also often used on bridges too.
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load can be achieved if adequate shear connectors are provided. This type of
composite beam can be designed by the AISC Specification.1.148
Since 1978 the AISC Specification1.148 has included some specific provisions for the design of composite beams or girders with cold-formed steel
deck, as shown in Figs. 11.3a and 11.6. These provisions are based on the
studies conducted previously by Fisher, Grant, and Slutter at Lehigh University.1.95,11.21,11.22 This specification provides general requirements and design
formulas for deck ribs oriented perpendicular or parallel to steel beams. The
application of such design rules is well illustrated in Refs. 11.2311.25. In
addition to the above, the current AISC Specification also recognizes partial
composite action because for some cases it is not necessary, and occasionally
it may not be feasible, to provide full composite action.1.148,11.23 In 1989,
Heagler prepared the SDI LRFD Design Manual for Composite Beams and
Girders with Steel Deck.11.51 This Manual contains a large number of design
tables covering a wide range of beam, deck and slab combinations that have
been analyzed as composite beams using the provisions of the AISC LRFD
Manual of Steel Construction.11.52
As far as other countries are concerned, the Canadian Sheet Steel Building
Institutes Criteria for the Design of Composite Slabs11.26 are being used in
Canada. In Switzerland, design recommendations have been prepared by Badoux and Crisinel.11.27 A book on composite design was written by Bucheli
and Crisinel in 1982.11.28 References 11.4211.44, 11.46, and 11.48 present
the additional work and developments on composite design using steel deck
in Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. In 1999, the
International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures was held in the
Netherlands to discuss recent research on composite structures.
In addition to the use of conventional steel beams, composite open-web
steel joists with steel deck, as shown in Fig. 11.7, have been studied by Cran
and Galambos.11.29,11.30
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