Dr.

Mohamed Ghannam
Structural engineering department
Faculty of engineering
Mansoura University

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Composite structures

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Steel Concrete CFST

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 Course content
• Introduction
• Loads and types of composite beams
• Composite beams with shoring
• Composite beams without shoring
• Design of shear connectors.
• Encased steel beams.
• Composite columns concrete filled steel tube (CFST)
• Composite columns (Encased steel section)
• Composite columns subjected to axial compression or tension and
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 Course content

• Composite slab
• Flexural strength of an FRP-reinforced section
• FRP flexural strengthening

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 Steel concrete composite structures
Types
•Composite columns
•Composite beams and connection with columns
•Composite slab
•Composite walls

Composite material (Fiber reinforced polymers)

•Steel fibers
•Glass fibers
•Aramid fibers
•Carbon fibers 5
 Steel concrete composite structures
Advantages
•High strength and load resistance
•High fire and earthquake resistance
•Help in fast construction process
•Reduces the cost compared to steel structures

Disadvantages
•Required high quality control to insure the bond between steel
and concrete
•Creep of concrete should be taken in account
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 Steel concrete composite structures

Stonecutters Bridge main span of Twin tower in Malaysia (451.9m)

1018 m

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 Steel concrete composite structures
Composite columns

Fully encased section Partially encased section 8

Composite Beams

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Composite Beams

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Composite Slab

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Composite connections

Composite beams with Composite columns with steel beams

steel columns and 12
Composite connections

Composite columns with Composite columns with

hollow steel beams composite beams 13
Composite connections

Blind bolt is one of the newest innovation for connection

hollow section as it is fastened fro the outer part (bold
head)

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Composite Walls

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Composite Walls

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 Fibre-reinforced polymer(FRP)

Composite materials are engineered materials made from two or

more constituent materials with significantly different physical or
chemical properties which remain separate and distinct within the
finished structure. Most composites have strong, stiff fibers in a
matrix which is weaker and less stiff. The objective is usually to
make a component which is strong and stiff, often with a low
density

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 Fibre-reinforced polymer(FRP)

Fiber-reinforced polymer(FRP), also Fibre-reinforced plastic, is a

composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with
fibers. The fibers are usually glass, carbon, or aramid, although
other fibers such as paper or wood or asbestos have been
sometimes used. The polymer is usually an epoxy, vinylester or
polyester thermosetting plastic, and phenol formaldehyde resins
are still in use. FRPs are commonly used in the aerospace,
automotive, marine, and construction industries

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Fibre-reinforced polymer(FRP)

Fibre-reinforced polymer bars Fibre-reinforced polymer sheets

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Fibre-
reinforced
polymer (FRP)
used in Beams

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Fibre-reinforced polymer(FRP) used in Slabs

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