CSA S16-14 requirements for shear stud detailing aim mainly at ensuring that the studs will reach their design capacity as the composite member reaches its ultimate load. The accompanying figure shows a steel deck rib of average width, wd, and height, hd, supported on a girder with the deck ribs parallel to the girder. The headed [...]
A composite truss consists of a steel truss fabricated from rolled sections, such as HSS, angles and WT, and a concrete slab atop the steel truss. Composite action between steel and concrete is achieved through the addition of headed shear stud connectors. The shear studs are field-welded through the sheet steel deck to the steel top [...]
In consideration of ultimate limit states of composite beams in service alone, full composite design generally results in the lightest beam sections. Partial composite capacity, however, usually suffices because factors other than the ultimate limit states of the composite beam often dictate the steel beam size and the percentage of composite shear connection. These factors are: [...]