University of Massachusetts, Amherst Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Chapter I: Composite Member Design 2 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Slab effective width, b e Section I3.1a To each side of the beam, b e is limited by: one-eighth beam span one-half distance to adjacent beam distance to edge of slab Lowest value controls. 3 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Metal Deck Slab Section I3.2c w r 2 t c 2 h r 3 4 1.5 0.5 w r = average deck width h r = height of deck t c = thickness of concrete above the deck steel beam Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Fully Composite Beam: Bending Strength 5 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed | b = 0.90 (O b = 1.67) 6 Bending Strength Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed POSITIVE MOMENT For h/t w The strength is determined as the plastic stress distribution of the composite section. (*Note: All current ASTM A6 W, S and HP shapes satisfy this limit.) y F E .76 3 s NEGATIVE MOMENT It is typically assumed that the concrete carries no tensile forces and reinforcement is minimal, therefore strength is identical to a bare steel section. 7 Bending Strength Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed INSERT INFORMATION: STRENGTH OF FULLY COMPOSITE BEAM SECTION CALCULATIONS Handout on Calculations: FullyCompositeCalcs.PDF 8 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Fully Composite Strength can be determined by using Table 3-19. Y2 - Calculated per handout Y1 = 0 if PNA in the slab, Calculated per handout if PNA in the beam flange or web. 9 Bending Strength Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Table 3-19 Nomenclature (page 3-14) b e a Y con a/2 Y2 Location of effective concrete flange force (EQ n ) TFL(pt.1) BFL(pt.5) 6 7 Y1 = Distance from top of steel flange to any of the seven tabulated PNA locations 4
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s p a c e s 1 2 3 4 5 TFL BFL t f 10 Beam Flange Enlarged Detail 1 5 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed To reach fully composite strength, shear studs must transfer EQ n for Y1 = 0 (maximum value) listed in Table 3-19. This is equivalent to value C* in calculations (handout). 11 Bending Strength Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Shear Stud Strength 12 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed limits value to strength of individual shear studs. Strength of each stud, Q n Equation I8-1 0 5 n sa c c g p sc u Q . A f 'E R R A F = s limits value to crushing of concrete around the shear stud. c c sc 'E f A .5 0 u sc p g F A R R 13 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed A sa = cross sectional area of shear stud E c = modulus of elasticity of concrete F u = shear stud minimum tensile strength (typically 65ksi) R g accounts for number of studs welded in each deck rib and w r /h r . Values are 1.0, 0.85 or 0.7. R p accounts for deck rib orientation with respect to the beam, stud engagement in the concrete above the rib, and weak or strong stud location. Values are 0.75 or 0.6. 14 u sc p g c c sc n F A R R 'E f A . Q s = 5 0 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Strength, Q n , for one shear stud Table 3-21 15 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Limitations on shear stud placement for shear studs placed in metal decking: Section I8.2d Center-Center Spacing: > 4 times Diameter 8 times slab thickness 36 inches Section I3.2c and I8.1 Shear Stud Diameter: 3/4 2.5 times flange thickness unless over web 16 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Composite strength requires that shear studs transfer EQ n to each side of the maximum moment in the span. If EQ n strength of the shear studs is inadequate to provide fully composite action, the beam is partially composite. 17 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Partially Composite Beam: Bending Strength u b = 0.90 (O b = 1.67) 18 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed INSERT INFORMATION: STRENGTH OF PARTIALLY COMPOSITE BEAM SECTION CALCULATIONS Handout on Calculations: PartiallyCompositeCalcs.PDF 19 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Partially Composite Strength can be determined by using Table 3-19. Y1 - Calculated per handout 20 Y2 - Calculated per handout Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Partially Composite Action is limited by the total strength of shear studs. EQ n listed in Table 3-19. This is equivalent to value C* in calculations (handout). 21 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Composite Beam: Shear Strength 22 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed SHEAR STRENGTH It typically is assumed that the slab carries no shear forces. Therefore, strength is identical to a bare steel section. 23 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Composite Beam Deflection Calculations 24 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Deflection Calculations Fully Composite I tr = transformed section moment of inertia Lower bound values of I tr are found in Table 3-20 (I LB ). Values assume concrete area equal to EQ n /F y rather than actual area. 25 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Deflection Calculations Partially Composite I equiv = effective moment of inertia I s = moment of inertia of steel section only I tr = fully composite moment of inertia SQ n = partially composite shear transfer C f = fully composite shear transfer 26 Equation C-I3-4 ( ) s tr f n s equiv I I C Q I I E + = Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Deflection Calculations Partially Composite Equation C-I3-5 ( ) s tr f n s eff S S C Q S S E + = S eff = effective elastic section modulus S s = elastic section modulus of steel section only S tr = fully composite elastic section modulus Q n = partially composite shear transfer C f = fully composite shear transfer 27 Composite Beam - AISC Manual 14th Ed Deflection Calculations Partially Composite Table 3-20 can be used for lower bound values of I equiv . 28