Studying the effect of shear stud distribution on the behavior of steel–reactive powder concrete composite beams using ABAQUS software

Abstract: Using the ABAQUS software, this article presents a numerical investigation on the effects of various stud distributions on the behavior of composite beams. A total of 24 continuous 2-span composite beam samples with a span length of 1 m were examined (concrete slab at the top and steel I-section at the bottom). The concrete slab used is made of a reactive powder concrete with a compressive strength of 100.29 MPa. The total depth of each sample was 0.220 m. The samples were separated into four groups. The first group involved 6 specimens with shear connectors distributed into 2 rows with different distances (65, 85, 105, 150, 200, and 250 mm). The second group had the same spacing of shear connectors as the first group except that the shear connectors were distributed with one row along the longitudinal axis. The third group consisted of six specimens with single and double shear connectors distributed along the longitudinal axis. The fourth group included six specimens with one row of shear connectors arranged in a staggered distribution along the longitudinal axis. Results show that the optimum spacing was 105 mm in all groups and the deflection in group four fluctuated up and down due to the non-symmetrical distribution of the shear connectors.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Studying the effect of shear stud distribution on the behavior of steel–reactive powder concrete composite beams using ABAQUS software ; volume:31 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; pages:416-425 ; extent:10 ; Journal of the mechanical behavior of materials ; 31, Heft 1 (2022), 416-425 (gesamt 10)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Ali, Yasar Ameer ; Falah, Mayadah W. ; Ali, Alaa Hussein ; Al-Mulali, Mohammed Zuhear ; AL-Khafaji, Zainab S. ; Hashim, Tameem Mohammed ; AL Sa’adi, Abdul Hadi Meteab ; Al-Hashimi, Osamah

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/jmbm-2022-0046
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022071414103978277388
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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