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    STE 402

    Composite Structures

    Dr. Hesham Fawzy Shaabn


    Professor,
    Zagazig University

    What Composite Structures


    Means?

    The cross section of the element composed


    of more than one material.
    Examples:

    RC structures: Steel & Concrete (steel ratio=?)


    Wood & Steel
    Concrete & Steel
    Concrete & FRP
    Concrete, Steel & FRP

    Composite floor system

    Components of a typical modern composite-floor system

    Composite floor system (cont.)

    Components of a typical modern composite-floor system

    Advantages of Composite
    Structures

    Composite steel deck

    Reduce labor cost

    Can use as permanent form and also external


    reinforcement
    Faster construction resulting

    Faster construction resulting

    From elimination of from work (shored and


    unshored).

    Disadvantages of Composite
    Structures

    Low fire resistance


    Skilled labor

    Compared to RC labor

    Relative high cost

    Construction time
    Suitable span (economic for large span)

    Historical (Early) Applications


    of composite Structures

    Early applications of the steel concrete composite


    beams involved concrete-encased steel beams for
    which the concrete served primarily as fire
    protection.
    However, it was recognized that both the strength
    and stiffness of the encased member
    The greatest application for composite construction
    was the development of the welded headed stud in
    the 1950s

    Types of Composite Structures

    Composite slab

    Composite beam

    corrugated steel deck and concrete


    Steel section, shear connector & solid slab
    Steel section, shear connector & composite slab

    Composite column & frames

    Steel pipe filled with concrete.


    Steel section encased with concrete column

    Composite slabs
    The deck is cold-formed steel sheet, and some means of ensuring
    mechanical interlock with the hardened concrete is provided.

    a) fluted deck

    (b) embossed deck

    Composite slab (cont.)

    steel deck serves temporarily as a construction


    platform and as formwork to support the fresh
    concrete
    After the concrete hardens, the deck provides part
    or all of the positive moment reinforcement for the
    one-way slab
    Properly attached deck also serves as lateral
    bracing for the compression flange of the beams
    and girders during construcion

    Shear connectors
    The most widely used type of shear connectors is the
    headed stud. The stud shear connector is a short length of
    round steel bar welded to the steel beam at one end and

    having an anchorage provided in the form of a round head


    at the other end.

    The most common diameters are


    16, 19 and 22mm

    Shear connectors (cont.)

    The length is dependent on the depth of metal deck and should


    extend at least 40mm above the top of the deck. The studs are
    normally welded to the beam with an automatic welding gun.

    Shear connectors (cont.)

    The advantages of stud connectors are:

    1.

    The welding process is rapid.

    2.

    They provide little obstruction to reinforcement in the


    concrete slab.

    3.

    They are equally strong and stiff in shear in all directions

    normal to the axis of the stud.

    Shear connectors cont.

    Other types of connector with higher strength have been


    developed, primarily for use in bridges.

    Composite Beams
    The coupling between steel beam and concrete slab assures both
    economical and structural benefits, because of the quick
    construction typical of the steel structures, and the large increment
    in stiffness due to the presence of the concrete flange.
    The reinforced concrete slab can be either solid or composite,
    when cast on profile steel sheeting.

    Composite Beams cont.

    Examples of Composite
    Structures

    Bridges

    Examples of Composite
    Structures

    Tall Buildings

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