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NOTE 8 NOTE 8
DECK STIFFENING RIB DECK STIFFENING DECK STIFFENING RIB
RIB
STUD "STRONG" POSITION STUD "WEAK" POSITION STUD "WEAK" POSITION STUD "STRONG" POSITION
A A
BEAM
CENTERLINE
SUPPORT SUPPORT
B-B (GIRDER OR COLUMN) (GIRDER OR COLUMN)
SINGLE STUD ORIENTATION ELEVATION
1 STUD
PER FLUTE
B B N N1 N2 N... Nn N 0
2 STUDS
S
PER FLUTE
4 x STUD DIAMETER
0
3 STUDS NOTES:
SS
PER FLUTE 1. N = NUMBER OF SHEAR CONNECTORS SPECIFIED ON PLAN. SHEAR CONNECTORS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ALONG
THE LENGTH OF THE BEAM AS SHOWN IN CASES A THROUGH C.
2. REFER TO GENERAL NOTES FOR PLAN NOTATION.
3. REFER TO GENERAL NOTES FOR SHEAR CONNECTOR DIAMETER AND LENGTH.
NARROW
FLANGE
3 STUDS
a. BEAMS PERPENDICULAR TO DECK SPAN: SMALLER OF 36" OR 8 TIMES TOTAL SLAB THICKNESS
S
PER FLUTE
b. BEAMS PARALLEL TO DECK SPAN: 8 TIMES TOTAL SLAB THICKNESS
5. WHERE THE SPECIFIED NUMBER OF SHEAR CONNECTORS IS LESS THAN THE BEAM SPAN LENGTH DIVIDED BY THE
MAXIMUM SPACING (SEE NOTE 4), ADDITIONAL SHEAR CONNECTORS SHALL BE PROVIDED SUCH THAT THE
4 x STUD DIAMETER
0
6. WHERE STEEL DECK CORRUGATIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR AN EVEN SPACING OF SHEAR CONNECTORS WITH ONE
STUD IN EACH FLUTE, ADDITIONAL STUDS IN A SECOND ROW (OR THIRD ROW WHERE REQUIRED) SHALL BE PLACED
4 STUDS SUCH THAT THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF SHEAR CONNECTORS OCCURS NEAR THE BEAM SUPPORT.
S
PER FLUTE 7. EACH SHEAR CONNECTOR TO BE PLACED IN "STRONG" POSITION (FURTHEST FROM BEAM CENTERLINE).
8. SHEAR CONNECTORS MAY ONLY BE PLACED IN "WEAK" POSITION WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE STUDS PER FLUTE.
REFER TO PLAN VIEW AT LEFT FOR PERMISSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS.
9. SHEAR CONNECTORS HAVE HIGHEST CAPACITIES WHEN PLACED AS SHOWN. IF STUDS ARE NOT PLACED PER
S = LARGER OF 3" OR THIS DETAIL, 25% MORE STUDS MUST BE INSTALLED. EQUALLY SPACE ADDITIONAL STUDS ALONG THE BEAM.
4 x STUD DIAMETER
A-A
PLAN