composite beam with slab openings
composite beam with slab openings
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I am analyzing a steel beam designed as composite with shear studs. There is a large opening in the slab adjacent to the beam in the middle of the span. How does this affect the design of the beam as composite and how would it be analyzed?






RE: composite beam with slab openings
RE: composite beam with slab openings
Dik
RE: composite beam with slab openings
RE: composite beam with slab openings
What you choose for the deflection width depends on length of hole over span, location of hole e.t.c.
RE: composite beam with slab openings
Use the side away from the whole to the normal limits of effective width.
Use any concrete on the side with the hole that you can. Even if the edge of your hole is 1 foot from the centerline of your beam, the foot of concrete makes a difference.
FWIW: RAMSBEAM is very good and easy to use with composite sections.
RE: composite beam with slab openings