An innovative form of slim floor beams is proposed in which the shear connection is formed by combining the concrete passing through the web openings with a steel tie-bar element. A numerical study was conducted to evaluate the flexural behaviour of these composite shallow cellular beams. The force transferring mechanism, load-bearing capacity and failure patterns of the shear connections were also evaluated. Two different configurations of shear connection were designed and a parametric study was carried out to determine the parameters likely to influence their performance. The findings were incorporated with bending and push-out test results to develop design methods for this form of shear connection. A tentative design procedure for the composite shallow cellular beams is proposed.
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January 2018
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February 27 2017
Composite slim floor beams with innovative shear connections
Shiming Chen, PhD;
Shiming Chen, PhD
Professor
College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China (corresponding author: chensm@tongji.edu.cn)
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Toi Limazie, MSc, PhD
Toi Limazie, MSc, PhD
Structural Engineer
JZFZ Architectural Design Co. Ltd, Chengdu, China
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received:
September 11 2016
Accepted:
January 13 2017
Online ISSN: 1751-7702
Print ISSN: 0965-0911
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2017
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings (2018) 171 (1): 29–37.
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Received:
September 11 2016
Accepted:
January 13 2017
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Chen S, Limazie T (2018), "Composite slim floor beams with innovative shear connections". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, Vol. 171 No. 1 pp. 29–37, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.16.00171
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