Behaviour of perfobond rib shear connectors: push-out tests

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Veldanda ◽  
M. U. Hosain

This paper summarizes the results of tests performed on 48 push-out specimens to investigate the feasibility of using perfobond rib type shear connectors in composite beams with ribbed metal decks placed parallel to the steel beams. The perfobond rib shear connector is a flat steel plate containing a number of holes. The results indicate that perfobond rib connectors can be effectively used in composite beams with ribbed metal decks placed parallel to the steel beams. An appreciable improvement in performance was observed in test specimens when additional reinforcing bars were passed through the perfobond rib holes. Shank shear was the principal mode of failure in specimens with headed studs. In specimens with perfobond rib, failure was triggered by the longitudinal splitting of the concrete slab, followed by the crushing of concrete in front of the perfobond rib. Key words: composite beam, shear connector, perfobond rib, headed stud, push-out test, metal deck.

Author(s):  
Mohammed Abdulhussein Al-Shuwaili ◽  
Alessandro Palmeri ◽  
Maria Teresa Lombardo

Push-out tests (POTs) have been widely exploited as an alternative to the more expensive full-scale bending tests to characterize the behaviour of shear connections in steel-concrete composite beams. In these tests, two concrete slabs are typically attached to a steel section with the connectors under investigation, which are then subjected to direct shear. The results allow quantifying the relationship between applied load and displacements at the steel-concrete interface. Since this relationship is highly influenced by the boundary conditions of POT samples, different experimental setups have been used, where the slabs are either restricted or free to slide horizontally, as researchers have tried to reduce any discrepancy between POT and full-scale composite beam testing. Based on a critical review of various POT configurations presented in the dedicated literature, this paper presents an efficient one-sided POT (OSPOT) method. While OSPOT and POT specimens are similar, in the proposed OPSPOT setup only one of the two slabs is directly loaded in each test, and the slab is free to move vertically. Thus, two results can be obtained from one specimen, i.e. one from each slab. A series of POTs and OSPOTs have been conducted to investigate the behaviour and the shear resistance of headed stud connectors through the two methods of testing. The results of this study than were compared with those of different POTs setups conducted by other researchers. The new OSPOT results show in general an excellent agreement with the analytical predictions offered by both British and European standards, as well as the estimated shear resistance proposed other researchers in the literature. These findings suggest that the proposed one-sided setup could be used as an efficient and economical option for conducting the POT, as it has the potential not only to double the number of results, but also to simplify the fabrication of the samples, which is important in any large experimental campaign, and to allow testing with limited capacity of the actuator. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Rahma Nindya Ayu Hapsari ◽  
Ilham Nurhuda ◽  
Nuroji Nuroji

Composite structures of concrete slabs and steel beams require shear connectors to transfer shear force between steel beams and concrete slabs. The strength of stud shear connector specified on SNI 03-1729-2013 only considers the effect of stud diameter, however the length of a stud may influence its behavior and strength. This research observes the effects of length and diameter (𝓁/𝒹) of shear connectors on the strength. This research was conducted using the push out method explain in AS-4347- Part I. The test specimens observed in this research were concrete and steel composites, composing IWF 350x175x11x14 mm and concrete blocks of size 450x225x160 mm. The studs were made of steel reinforcements with diameter (𝒹) of 10, 16 and 22 mm, were welded on IWF with 5 mm weld thickness. The length of studs for each stud diameter were 4d, 5d, and 6d. The results indicate that the increase in stud diameter will increase the load capacity of stud. The length of studs effect its load capacity. A slim stud experiences large bending moment at the base of the shear connector. The results show that the highest value of load capacity is measured at specimens with 𝓁/𝒹 ratio of 5.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.10) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
T Subramani ◽  
A Periasamy

Composite plays a vital role in replacing the existing mild steel in reinforcement and exterior truss structure. This study proposed to design shear connector for joining concrete slab and steel section. Shear connectors has analyzed and predict the best connector for a particular composite beam with respect to static load and the amount of steel in the connector as a common aspect. The use of composite structures is increasingly present in civil construction works nowadays. Composite beams, especially, are structures which include substances, a metal phase placed in particular inside the tension region and a concrete phase, positioned in the compression go sectional location, both are related with the aid of steel gadgets called shear connectors. The main features of this connector are to permit the weight for the joint the beam-column, to restriction longitudinal slipping and uplifting on the factors interface the shear forces. Our project paper presents 3D numerical models of steel-concrete composite beams to simulate their structural behaviour, with emphasis on the beam column interface using Simulations software ANSYS 18.1 based on the Finite Element Method. Mostly these type of structures are widely used in the dynamic loading structures like bridges and high rise buildings.  


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinggui Zeng ◽  
Shao-Fei Jiang ◽  
Donghua Zhou

In a steel-concrete composite beam (hereafter referred to as a composite beam), partial interaction between the concrete slab and the steel beam results in an appreciable increase in the beam deflections relative to full interaction behavior. Moreover, the distribution type of the shear connectors has a great impact on the degree of the composite action between the two components of the beam. To reveal the effect of shear connector layout in the performance of composite beams, on the basis of a developed one-dimensional composite beam element validated by the closed-form precision solutions and experimental results, this paper optimizes the layout of shear connectors in composite beams with partial interaction by adopting a stepwise uniform distribution of shear connectors to approximate the triangular distribution of the shear connector density without increasing the total number of shear connectors. Based on a comparison of all the different types of stepped rectangles distribution, this paper finally suggests the 3-stepped rectangles distribution of shear connectors as a reasonable and applicable optimal method.


2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 166-169
Author(s):  
Yi Min Dai ◽  
Xu Guang Yan ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Xiang Jun Wang

Based on the test data of twelve push-out specimens with different holes filling different materials,the paper compared and analyzed the capacity and the corresponding slip value of the stud shear connector. The results show that, as to the two different kinds of holes shape ,the strength of the stud shear connectors of square push-out specimens was huger than that of circular specimens with the same condition; the strength of stud shear connectors in steel-concrete composite structure was decided by the strength of concrete surrounding the shear in the holes, with increasing concrete strength, the strength of stud shear connectors improved greatly; The outputs of this study are very useful for further understanding of the characteristics of the stud,it is also expected that the results presented in this paper should be valuable for the design of the composite beams.


1995 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Oguejiofor ◽  
M. U. Hosain

This paper presents the test results of six full-size composite beam specimens with perfobond rib shear connectors embedded in solid concrete slab. The objective of this investigation was to study the performance of this connector in full-size composite beams and to correlate the test results with those obtained from push-out specimens. In the first three beam specimens, the amount of transverse reinforcement was varied. Two other specimens were used to investigate the effectiveness of more perfobond rib connectors of shorter length. The effect of passing transverse reinforcing bars through the connector rib holes was investigated using the last specimen. Failure of the test specimens was initiated by longitudinal splitting of the concrete slab, eventually culminating in the crushing of concrete in the bearing zone immediately in front of the end perfobond rib connectors. The test results showed that increasing the transverse reinforcement ratio, excluding the wire mesh, from 0.11% to 0.20% led to a 10% increase in the ultimate capacity. The test specimen with six 251 mm long connectors sustained 11% higher ultimate capacity compared to that with four 376 mm long connectors. An increase of 8.4% in the ultimate strength was observed when transverse reinforcing bars were passed through the perfobond rib holes while keeping the total amount of transverse reinforcement unchanged. The experimental values of the ultimate flexural capacity of the beam specimens were, on the average, approximately 1.11 times the predicted values based on push-out test results. Key words: composite beam, perfobond rib connector, push-out test, full-size test, flexural capacity.


2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Salama ◽  
H.H. Nassif

 The effective flange width is a concept proposed by various codes to simplify the computation of stress distribution across the width of composite beams. Questions have been raised as to the validity of the effective slab width provisions, since they have a direct effect on the computed ultimate moment as well as serviceability limit states such as deflection, fatigue, and overloading. The objective of this paper is to present results from an experimental and analytical investigation to determine the effective slab width in steel composite beams. The Finite Element Method (FEM) was employed for the analysis of composite steel-concrete beams having variable concrete flange widths. Results were compared to those from tests performed on eight beams loaded to failure. Beam test specimens had variable flange width and various degrees of composite action (shear connectors). The comparison presented in terms of the applied load versus deflection, and strain in the concrete slab show that the AISC-LRFD code is conservative and underestimates the width active. Based on a detailed parametric study an equation for the calculation of the effective flange width is recommended. 


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Eskandari ◽  
Tahereh Korouzhdeh

This study presents exact solution analysis for the cost optimization of Composite Beams (CB) based on the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) specifications. Matlab code formulation is applied to analysis of sensitivity for various parameters such as cost of concrete, steel beam, span length, concrete slab thickness, compressive strength of concrete, steel beams space and shear connectors on CB. Almost 20 thousands design were analysed to obtain various contour which be found that it is feasible, efficient and effective and capable in optimization of composite beam designs.The obtained results represent that many of the contour are capable by achieving substantial cost savings for composite materials. Therefore, the analysis can be developed for practical designs to structural designers. A parametric study was also conducted to investigate the effects of IPE, IPB, INP profiles, UNP size and thickness of slabs and beam length on the cost optimization of CB.


1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Oguejiofor ◽  
M. U. Hosain

This paper presents the results of six full-size composite beam specimens tested as part of an ongoing research program at the University of Saskatchewan to determine the feasibility of using a new type of shear connector called perfobond rib in composite floor systems. This connector is a flat steel plate with a number of holes punched through. In half of the test specimens, headed stud connectors were used, while in the other half, perfobond rib connectors were used. The results obtained indicate that the perfobond rib connector is a viable alternative to the headed studs. Specimens with four perfobond rib shear connectors performed as well as those with 24 headed studs. The experimentally determined ultimate flexural capacity of the test specimens agreed reasonably well with the predicted values. Key words: composite beam, shear connector, perfobond rib connector, headed stud.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
Amer M. Ibrahim ◽  
Wissam D. Salman ◽  
Fahad M. Bahlol

Steel hollow sections used widely in many engineering applications as structural members. This paper aims to present a study about the flexural behavior of composite beams with steel tubes sections through a series of bending tests in order to study and examine the influence of using different shapes of steel tube section (square, rectangular and hexagonal) with the same shear connector type (headed stud or angle or perfobond) on the flexural behavior and the bending properties of these sections. As well as study the effect of using different shear connectors types (headed stud, angle and perfobond) in the same steel tube section (hexagonal or square or rectangular) on the flexural behavior of composite beams. The experimental program divided into two groups, the first consists of testing nine specimens which focusing on testing three types of steel section when using shear stud at first, angle at second, perfobond at third as shear connector type. Second group consists of testing nine specimens of composite beams too, this group focusing on testing every steel section (hexagonal or square or rectangular) alone when using three types of shear connectors with it. All specimens are with length, width and height equal to 2000, 400 and 130 mm respectively. The tested steel tubes have thickness of 2 mm, yield stress of 322 MPa and the ultimate strength of 390 MPa. The results showed that these shapes of hollow steel sections (hexagonal, square and rectangular) sustain the quality of services for the buildings, and these tested specimens are applicable by giving a distinctive strength and stiffness starting from 114 kN as ultimate load reaching to 170 kN. The experimental results proved that the perfobond and angle connector types are clearly effective shear connectors, shear connector of perfobond type increased the ultimate load of composite beams by (6.25-9.74) % compared with stud shear connector.


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