Assignment: Composite Beam Design

Course: Advanced Design of Steel Structure

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SPECIFICATION
Materials
Structural steel grade S275 p
y =
275.00 N/mm
2
Light weight concrete of grade 30 f
cu =
30.00 N/mm
2
e = 10.00
Characteristic dead load during and after construction stage 5.00
kN/m2
Characteristic imposed load during construction stage 0.50
kN/m2
Characteristic imposed load after construction stage 4.50 kN/m2
Beam UB 457 x 191 x 67
Cross section through Generic Profile and L.W.C. Concrete Slab
1. Check the moment capacity during and after construction
2. Check the elastic stress in concrete and steel after construction.
3. Check the deflection by taking into account the effect of slippage
Design the internal composite beam in Figure above according to BS5950: Part 3.1 using stress block
method and linear interpolation method.
10m
3.5m
2.5m
Floor plan
Un-propped construction
85
50
120
135
250 250 250
150 120
A142 mesh
(mm)
Assignment: Composite Beam Design
Course: Advanced Design of Steel Structure
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Referance
Floor dimension
span L = 10.00 m
Beam spacing b = 3.50 m
Slab depth Ds = 135.00 mm
Profile depth Dp = 50.00 mm
Ds-Dp = 85.00 mm
Deck generic profile
Un propped construction throughout
Shear connector
22 mm dia; 95 mm as welded length h = 95.00 mm
Material
Steel grade S275 275.00 N/mm2
Light weight Concrete C30 30.00 N/mm2
Loading
Load
DL
IL
Beam UB 457 x 191 x 67
D= 453.6 mm Ix= 29,400 cm
4
B= 89.9 mm Zx= 1,300 cm
3
t= 8.5 mm A= 85.50 cm
2
T= 12.7 mm Sx= 1,470 cm
3
d= 407.6 mm d/t= 48.00 < 70
Plastic Section
Ultimate Limit State
Design forces for Construction Stage
Dead load DL= 1.4x 5 = 7.00 kN/m
2
Imposed load IL= 1.6x 0.5 = 0.80 kN/m
2
7.80 kN/m
2
W= 7.8x 10x 3.5 = 273.00 kN
M= 273 x 10/8 = 341.25 kNm
Assuming the beam is laterally restrained by decking
Ms= 1470x 275/1000 = 404.25 kNm
ok 404.25> 341.25
Sx/Zx= 1470/ 1300 = 1.13
ok < 1.2
Beam satisfactory
Calculation
5
0.5
5
4.5
Construction stage
(kN/m2)
Composite stage
(kN/m2)
Assignment: Composite Beam Design
Course: Advanced Design of Steel Structure
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Referance Calculation
Design forces for composite stage
Dead Load DL= 1.4 x 5 = 7.00 kN/m2
Imposed Load IL= 1.6 x 4.5 = 7.20 kN/m2
14.20 kN/m2
W= 14.2 x 10 x 3.5 = 497.00 kN
M= 497 x 10/8 = 621.25 kNm
BS 5950 Resistance of Shear Connectors
Part 3.1
Table 5 126.00 kN
For light weight concrete , Qk= 0.9 x 126 = 113.40 kN
Qp = 0.8 x Qk = 90.72 kN
Influence of Deck shape
One stud per trought, N=1
= 2.30 > 1
No reduction is required ,Qp= 90.72 kN
Two stud per trought, N=2
= 1.62 > 0.8
Adopt Qp= 0.8 x 90.72 = 72.58 kN
16 trough positions are available
Resistance of concrete flange, steel beam and shear connections
Effective width of compression flange
for decking crosses beams Be= 2x 1.0 L/8 = 2,500 mm
< 3000.00 mm
= 2,868.75
= 2,351.25
One stud/ Trough, R
q
= 16x90.72 = 1,451.52
Two stud/ Trough, R
q
= 32x72.56 = 2,321.92
BS 5950 Moment capacity
Part 3.1 1 stud, Linear Interpolation method
App B Positive moment, Full shear connection
since, Rs< Rc , Case 2b
= 768.21 kNm
Degree of shear connection K, (Rs<Rc)
K= Rq/Rs 0.98 > 0.4 ok
Characteristic strength of 22 mm dia; 95 mm as welded
height Concrete grade C30 =
( )
0 . 1
85 . 0
s

=
p
p
p
a
p
D
D h
D
b
N
r
( )
8 . 0
85 . 0
s

=
p
p
p
a
p
D
D h
D
b
N
r
( )
p s e cu c
D D B f R = 45 . 0
y s
Ap R =
( )
(

+ =
2 2
p s
c
s
s s pc
D D
R
R
D
D
R M
Assignment: Composite Beam Design
Course: Advanced Design of Steel Structure
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Referance Calculation
M
c
= M
s
+ K (M
pc
M
s
) =
760.93 kNm
> 621.5 0k
BS 5950 1 stud, Stress block method
Part 3.1 Partial connection
App B Since Rq< Rs and Rq< Rc, L,16 and Rq/Rs>0.4
Rf= Btp
y
= 663.22 kN
Rw= Rs- 2Rf = 1,024.81 kN
Case 4: R
q
> R
w
(plastic neutral axis lies in flange):
M
pc
= 697.65 kNm
> 621 kNm ok
BS 5950 2 stud, Linear interpolation method
Part 3.1 Positive moment, Full shear connection
App B Since Rs< Rc, case 2b
= 768.21 kNm
K= Rq/Rs = 0.98 > 0.4
M
c
= M
s
+ K (M
pc
M
s
)
= 760.00 kNm
> 621 kNm
BS 5950 2 stud, Stress block method
Part 3.1 Partial connection
App B Since Rq< Rs and Rq< Rc , L<16 and Rq/Rs >0.4
Rf= Btp
y
= 663.22 kN
Rw= Rs- 2Rf = 1,024.81 kN
Case 4: R
q
> R
w
(plastic neutral axis lies in flange):
M
pc
= 766.47 kNm
> 621 kNm ok
Summary of Moment capacity
1
2 760 724.9
> 621
Stud per
Trough Linear Interpolation Stress block
Moment Capacity (kNm Design factored
Moment (kNm)
760.93 697.65
( ) ( )
4 2 2
2
T
R
R R D D
R
R
D R
D
R M
f
q s p s
c
q
s q s pc

+ =
( )
(

+ =
2 2
p s
c
s
s s pc
D D
R
R
D
D
R M
( ) ( )
4 2 2
2
T
R
R R D D
R
R
D R
D
R M
f
q s p s
c
q
s q s pc

+ =
Assignment: Composite Beam Design
Course: Advanced Design of Steel Structure
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Referance Calculation
Serviceability Limit State
Composite elastic section properties
Elastic Nutral Axis from the surface of the slab.
r= A/(B
e
(D
s
-D
p
)) = 0.04
= 10.00
= 133.70 mm
Uncracked Inertia
= 92904 cm
4
Steel = 2,043.19 cm
3
Concrete = 69,489 cm
3
Irreversible deformation
Elastic stresses in the construction stage
Dead load = 5.00 kN/m
2
W= 5 x 10 x 3.5 = 175.00 kN
M= 175 x 10 / 8 = 218.75 kNm
f
steel
=M/Z
x
=218.75x10
6
/(1300X 10
3
) 168.27
N/mm
2
Elastic stresses in the composite stage
Imposed load = 4.50 kN/m
2
W= 4.5 x 10 x 3.5 = 157.50 kN
M= 157.5 x 10/ 8 = 196.88 kNm
f
steel
=M/Z
x
=196.88x10
6
/(2043X 10
3
) = 96.37
N/mm
2
Combined Stress
f
steel
= 168.27 + 96.37 = 264.64
N/mm
2
< 275 N/mm
2
ok
f
conc
= 196 x 10
6
/(69486 x 10
3
) = 2.82
< 0.5 f
cu
= 15 N/mm2 ok
Serviceability stress satisfactory.
Deflection
Construction stage
Dead load = 5.00
W= 5 x 10 x3.5 = 175.00
= 37.80 mm
< L/ 250=40 mm ok

2
+

2
+
(1+

)

( ) ( )( )
( ) | |
p s e e
p s p s e
e
p s e
x c
D D B A
D D D D D B A D D B
I I
+
+ +
+

+ =
o o 4 12
2 3
) /(
g s g t
y D D I Z + =
c e g c
y I Z / o =
= 5

3
384

Assignment: Composite Beam Design
Course: Advanced Design of Steel Structure
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Referance Calculation
Construction stage
Dead load = 4.50
W= 5 x 10 x3.5 = 157.50
= 10.76 mm
< L/ 250=40 mm ok
Taking account of the effect of slip
Deflection for the steel beam acting alone
= 34.00 mm
= 10.89 mm
<L/360 ok
= 5

3
384

0
=10.76 x 92904 / 29400

= 10.76 +0.3 1 0.98 34 10.76