This paper describes a study of the behaviour of shear connection between steel beams and composite slabs, which use through-deck welded shear connectors. An experimental study involving three push-out test specimens was carried out and these test results were discussed. A push-out test specimen was simulated and analysed in both two and three-dimensions. The effect of the inclusion of profiled steel sheeting, the effect of the width of a concrete slab, and the effect of different loading and support conditions have been discussed. The pull-out strength of the concrete has also been studied and compared with the experimental results of tests carried out by the authors and others. A new expression based on wedged cone failure has been developed for the effective width of a concrete slab in a two-dimensional numerical analysis.
In this paper, an attempt has been made to review various types of shear connector in composite structures. This review tries to identify the shear connectors that are most relevant to composite structures and reviews representative journal publications that are related to this topic. It attempts to cover all types of shear connector. The article concludes with a discussion of recent applications of shear connectors in composite structures. Comparative studies, which have been conducted by several researchers, were covered to address the applicability and the efficiency of various shear connectors. The representative shear connectors for stud connectors as commonly used shear connectors in composite structures were discussed and a summary of their behaviour was included.
This paper describes a study of the behaviour of shear connection between steel beams and composite slabs, which use through-deck welded shear connectors. An experimental study involving three push-out test specimens was carried out and these test results were discussed. A push-out test specimen was simulated and analysed in both two and three-dimensions. The effect of the inclusion of profiled steel sheeting, the effect of the width of a concrete slab, and the effect of different loading and support conditions have been discussed. The pull-out strength of the concrete has also been studied and compared with the experimental results of tests carried out by the authors and others. A new expression based on wedged cone failure has been developed for the effective width of a concrete slab in a two-dimensional numerical analysis.