COMPOSITE SLAB - PARTIAL SHEAR CONNECTION:
Bondek Concrete Slab Properties
height of bondek slab h bd 140 flute 75 slab thickness t h bd flute 65
3 9.81
fcu 25 Ec 25 10 ρc 2500 24.525 ϕc 0.60
1000
9.81 2
unit weight of decking Dnd 9.85 0.097 kN/m
1000
unit weight of bondek slab Dns 2.53 kN/m2 Shear connection SC 80 %
Steel Beam Properties - IPE 180 UB
beamspan L 4.600 m beam spacing S 2.500 m ϕ 0.9 fy 355
3 3
h 180.0 b f 91.0 tw 5.3 tf 8.0 h w 146 A 2.39 10 Es 200 10
9.81
unit weight of steel beam Dnb 18.8 0.184
1000
Imposed Loadings
stage 1 - during placment of deck Ln 1 0.5
stage 2 - during concreting Ln 2 1.5
stage 3 - hardened concrete Ln 3 5.0
Stage 1:
Dn Dnb S Dnd 0.426
Ln S Ln 1 1.25
wult 1.2 Dn 1.6 Ln 2.511
2
wult L
M u 6.642
8
K 1.2 K L 5.52
If K 1.2 and L 4.6 then K L 5.52 and from the handbooktable Table 5.5 we get:
M r 0.9 1.75 16.6 26.145 for KL = 5.5m (table 5.9 of handbook,
ϕ = 0.9 & κ = 0 so ω2 = 1.75. Mcr=16.6)
M r 26.145 > M u 6.642 therefore OK.
Stage 2:
Dn Dnb S Dns 6.509
Ln S Ln 2 3.75
wult 1.2 Dn 1.6 Ln 13.811
2
wult L
M u 36.531
8
K 0 K L 0
If K 0 and L 4.6 then K L 0 and from the handbooktable Table 5.5 we get:
M r 52.3
M r 52.3 > M u 36.531 therefore OK.
Stage 3:
Dn Dnb S Dns 6.509
Ln S Ln 3 12.5
wult 1.2 Dn 1.6 Ln 27.811
2
wult L
M u 73.561
8
effective width b of concrete flange is lessor of 0.25 composite beam span or avergae spacing of steel
beams
b min S 1000 1150 mm.
L
4
The max. compressive force that can develop in the concrete flange is:
3
C'r 0.68 ϕc fcu b t 762.45 10 N
The max. tensile force that can developed in the steel is:
3
Tr ϕ A fy 763.61 10 N
Since C'r < Tr the neutral axis lies in the steel and
ϕ A fy
a min t 65 mm
0.68 ϕc fcu b
3
C'r 0.68 ϕc fcu b a 762.45 10 N
C'r C'r
SC 3
For SC 80 % shear connection: 610 10 N.
100
The neutral axis always lies in the steel for partial shear connection.
a a
SC
52 mm
100
The compression force in the steel is
Tr C'r 3
Cr 76.822 10 N
2
The area of steel in compression is
Cr 2
Ac 240.446 mm
ϕ fy
The area of the steel flange is Af b f tf 728 mm2
Since Ac 240.446 < Af 728 the neutral axis lies in the steel flange
Ac
Depth of neutral axis in flange d f 2.642
bf
The centroid of the steel in tension is:
df
h
A b f d f h
y
2 2
80.081 mm from the underside of the steel beam.
A bf df
The leverarms of C'r and Cr are:
df
e h y 98.598 mm from Tr
2
a
e' h bd h y 213.919
2
The moment of resistance of the composite section is therefore:
6
M r Cr e C'r e' 138.057 10 N.mm
6 6 6
Since M u 10 73.561 10 < M r 138.057 10 composite section is adequiate in bending
Vertical Shear Capacity (Steel Beam):
L
Vu wult 63.966
2
L
Shear force at support of steel beam Vu wult 63.966 kN.
2
For a hot rolled steel UB fvu 0.66 fy 234.3 Mpa.
3
∴ Vr ϕ h tw fvu 201.17 10 N
3
∴ Vr 201.17 10 N < Vu 63.966 kN. ∴ OK.
Shear Transfer Between Steel Beam and Concrete Slab:
3
Ultimate Shear force on studs Qr C'r 609.96 10 N.
Shear resistance per stud of a single line of 19mm studs in Bond Dek ribbed slabs perpendicular to
beam q r 82.3 kN. (Table 9.3 page 9.16)
3
Qr 10
Number of studs required between point of zero & max moment = num 7.411
qr
∴ Total number of studs required = 2 num 14.823 or say ceil( 2 num) 15
L
∴ spacing of studs placed in single row = studspacing 0.307 meters c/c.
ceil( 2 num)
but Bond Dek rib spacing = ribspacing 0.186 0.266 0.452 m
∴ ribspacing 0.452 m > studspacing 0.307 m. ∴ NOT OK. Try double row of studs.
Shear resistance per stud of two lines of 19mm studs in Bond Dek ribbed slabs perpendicular to beam
q r 58.4 58.4 kN. (Table 9.3 page 9.16)
3
Qr 10
Number of studs required between point of zero & max moment = num 10.445
qr
∴ Total number of studs required = 2 num 20.889 or say ceil( 2 num) 21
L
∴ spacing of studs placed in two lines = studspacing 0.418 meters c/c.
2 num
ceil
2
but Bond Dek rib spacing = ribspacing 0.186 0.266 0.452 m
∴ ribspacing 0.452 m > studspacing 0.418 m. ∴ STILL NOT OK. Consider reducing
shear connection to 40% using single line of shear studs and recalculate the Mr of the composite section.
