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Eurocode 4 (2004) Design of composite steel and concrete structures, Part 1.1: General rules and rules
for buildings, Brussels, Belgium: European Committee for Standardization.
Chapman, J.C. and Balakrishnan, S. (1964) Experiments on composite beams, The Structural Engineer,
42 (11): 369–383.
AS 2327.1 (2003) Australian standard for composite structures, Part 1: Simply supported beams,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Standards Australia.
There exists a complex interaction between the steel beam and the
concrete slab in composite beams due to the presence of mechanical
connectors at the interface. In general, the mechanical connectors do
not provide a perfect connection, resulting in slip of the two components relative to each other. Therefore, calculation of strength and stiffne
the interface. While the behavior is complex and diffcult to determine
for a particular value of the applied action, the ultimate strength and
stiffness of composite beams can be predicted fairly accurately using
simplifed models
J. Lubliner, J. Oliver, S. Oller, E. Oñate. “A PlasticDamage Model for Concrete”. International Journal
of Solids and Structures. Vol. 25. 1989. pp. 229-326.
As Ollgaard et al. (1971) mention, the concept of composite steel-concrete beams began in the 1920s, although the ap
e, calculation of strength and stiffness for an applied loading should take into account the effects of slip at
n in the 1920s, although the application did not develop until the 1950s