Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1994
Structural use of
steelwork in building —
Part 4: Code of practice for design of
composite slabs with profiled steel
sheeting
UDC 693.814:669.14.018.29-417.2:692.533.15
BS 5950-4:1994
The following bodies were also represented in the drafting of the standard,
through subcommittees and panels:
Contents
Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword iii
Section 1. General
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Scope 1
1.2 References 1
1.3 Definitions 1
1.4 Symbols 2
Section 2. Limit state design
2.1 General principles 3
2.2 Loading 3
2.3 Design methods 4
2.4 Ultimate limit states 5
2.5 Serviceability limit states 5
2.6 Durability 5
Section 3. Materials
3.1 Profiled steel sheets 6
3.2 Steel reinforcement 6
3.3 Concrete 6
3.4 Shear connectors 8
3.5 Sheet fixings 8
Section 4. Design: general recommendations
4.1 Form of construction 9
4.2 Design stages 10
4.3 Temporary supports 10
4.4 Provision of reinforcement 10
4.5 Cover to reinforcement 10
4.6 Methods of developing composite action 12
4.7 Minimum bearing requirements 13
4.8 Constructional details 13
Section 5. Design: profiled steel sheeting
5.1 General 15
5.2 Load carrying capacity 15
5.3 Deflection of profiled steel sheeting 15
Section 6. Design: composite slab
6.1 General 16
6.2 Strength 16
6.3 Moment capacity 16
6.4 Shear capacity 18
6.5 Vertical shear and punching shear 20
6.6 Deflection of the composite slab 20
6.7 Concentrated loads 22
6.8 Nominal reinforcement at intermediate supports 22
6.9 Transverse reinforcement 23
6.10 Shear connection 23
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Section 7. Fire resistance
7.1 General 24
7.2 Minimum thickness of concrete 24
7.3 Determination of fire resistance 24
Section 8. Testing of composite slabs
8.1 General 25
8.2 Specific tests 26
8.3 Parametric tests 27
Figure 1 — Arrangement of construction loads 3
Figure 2 — Sheet and slab dimensions 7
Figure 3 — Typical composite slab 9
Figure 4 — Typical profiles 11
Figure 5 — Bearing requirements 12
Figure 6 — Modes of failure of a composite slab 17
Figure 7 — Stress blocks for moment capacity 18
Figure 8 — Shear spans 19
Figure 9 — Critical perimeter for shear 21
Figure 10 — Distribution of concentrated load 23
Figure 11 — Test details 25
Figure 12 — Shear-bond failure 28
Table 1 — Values of gf for ultimate limit states 4
Table 2 — Span-to-depth ratios 22
List of references Inside back cover
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Foreword
This Part of BS 5950 has been prepared under the direction of Technical
Committee B/525, Building and civil engineering structures. BS 5950 comprises
codes of practice which cover the design, construction and fire protection of steel
structures and specifications for materials, workmanship and erection.
It comprises the following Parts and Sections:
— Part 1: Code of practice for design in simple and continuous construction: hot
rolled sections;
— Part 2: Specification for materials, fabrication and erection: hot rolled
sections;
— Part 3: Design in composite construction;
— Section 3.1: Code of practice for design of simple and continuous composite
beams;
— Part 4: Code of practice for design of composite slabs with profiled steel
sheeting;
— Part 5: Code of practice for design of cold formed sections;
— Part 61): Code of practice for design of light gauge profiled sheeting;
— Part 7: Specification for materials and workmanship: cold formed sections;
— Part 8: Code of practice for fire resistant design;
— Part 9: Code of practice for stressed skin design.
This Part of BS 5950 gives recommendations for the design of composite slabs in
which profiled steel sheeting acts compositely with concrete or acts only as
permanent formwork.
This British Standard supersedes BS 5950-4:1982, which is withdrawn.
BS 5950-4:1982 was the first Part of BS 5950 to be issued. Most of the other Parts
have since been issued or are expected to be published shortly. In addition
BS 8110 has superseded CP 110. It was therefore necessary to update the
cross-references in this document, add material related to composite beams and
align the values of the partial safety factors for loads with those now
recommended in BS 5950-1. A number of minor amendments have also been
made as a result of experience in the use of the code.
The work on BS 5950-3 led to a survey of construction loads, which was also
relevant to the recommendations of this Part and enabled the partial safety
factors for these loads to be rationalized. In addition it had become apparent in
the drafting of BS 5950-3 that some adjustments to terminology (such as
“composite slab”) would be beneficial for clarity and some symbols needed
additional subscripts to maintain compatibility with both BS 5950-3 and
BS 5950-1. This revised terminology led to the modified title of Part 4.
A few further improvements have been made. These include recommendations on
span-to-depth ratios and on end anchorage. The density of lightweight concrete
covered has also been aligned with that in BS 5950-3.1.
The clauses on the design of profiled sheets have been replaced by
cross-references to BS 5950-61), rather than updated to align with Part 6.
The need to adjust the clause numbers to allow for the various additions and
omissions, has provided the opportunity to restructure the document in a manner
compatible with that now used in the other Parts of BS 5950, with the type of
clause numbering system now used in the other Parts of BS 5950.
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In preparation.
Apart from the above changes, the technical content of the standard is
unchanged.
It has been assumed in the drafting of this British Standard that the execution of
its provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people, and
that construction and supervision are carried out by capable and experienced
organizations.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv,
pages 1 to 30, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.
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2.2.3 Construction loads Reference should also be made to 5.3 for possible
2.2.3.1 Basic construction loads increased loading due to ponding at the construction
stage.
Construction loads should be considered in addition
to the weight of the wet concrete slab. 2.2.3.2 Storage loads
In general purpose working areas the basic Where materials to be stored temporarily on erected
construction load on one span of the sheeting should sheeting (or on a recently formed slab before it is
be taken as not less than 1.5 kN/m2. The other spans self-supporting) produce equivalent distributed
should be taken as either loaded with the weight loads in excess of the basic construction loads,
of the wet concrete slab plus a construction load of provision should be made in the design for the
one-third of the basic construction load, or unloaded additional temporary storage loads.
apart from the self-weight of the profiled steel 2.2.4 Accidental loads
sheets, whichever is the more critical for the
Accidental loads should be treated as recommended
positive and negative moments in the sheeting
in BS 5950-1.
(see Figure 1).
For spans of less than 3 m, the basic construction 2.3 Design methods
load should be increased to not less
than 4.5/Lp kN/m2, where Lp is the effective span of 2.3.1 General
the profiled steel sheets in metres. The following methods may be used for the design of
Allowance is made within these values for composite slabs:
construction operatives, impact and heaping of a) composite design in which the concrete and the
concrete during placing, hand tools, small items of profiled steel sheets are assumed to combine
equipment and materials for immediate use. The structurally to support loads (see section 6);
minimum values quoted are intended for use in b) design as a reinforced concrete slab as
general purpose working areas, but will not recommended in BS 8110-1:1985, neglecting any
necessarily be sufficient for excessive impact or contribution from the profiled steel sheets;
heaping of concrete, or pipeline or pumping loads.
c) design by specific testing (see 2.3.2.1).
Where excessive loads are expected, reference
should be made to BS 5975:1982. In all cases the profiled steel sheeting should be
designed for use as permanent shuttering during
construction (see section 5).
Table 1 — Values of gf for ultimate limit states
Combination Type of load gf
Dead and imposed load Dead load (see note) Maximum 1.4
Minimum 1.0
Imposed load 1.6
Dead and wind load Dead load (see note) Maximum 1.4
Minimum 1.0
Imposed load 1.4
Dead, imposed and wind load Dead load (see note) Maximum 1.2
Minimum 1.0
Imposed load 1.2
Wind load 1.2
Construction stage Dead load of wet concrete (see note) Maximum 1.4
(temporary erection condition)
Minimum 0.0
Construction loads (see 2.2.3) 1.6
NOTE For dead loads, the minimum gf factor should be used for dead loads that counteract the effects of other loads causing
overturning or uplift.
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e) Reinforcement in the top of the slab should The curtailment and lapping of reinforcement
have 25 mm4) nominal cover. should conform to BS 8110. Where a single layer of
f) Fire resistance reinforcement for negative reinforcement is used to fulfil more than one of the
moment capacity should be placed in the top above purposes, it should satisfy all the relevant
of the slab with 25 mm4) nominal cover. recommendations.
NOTE Longitudinal and transverse are used here as defined
g) Secondary transverse reinforcement for in 1.3 to describe slab reinforcement. Where a composite slab
controlling shrinkage should be placed in the top forms the concrete flange of a composite beam, BS 5950-3.1 gives
of the slab with 25 mm4) nominal cover. recommendations for transverse reinforcement of the beam,
running perpendicular to the span of the beam. Such
reinforcement can be either longitudinal or transverse relative to
the slab.
4) Thenominal cover of 25 mm is common practice, but in appropriate cases this may be reduced to values in accordance with
Tables 3.4 and 3.5 of BS 8110-1:1985 or Tables 5.1 and 5.2 of BS 8110-2:1985.
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4.6.4 Embossed profiled sheets Where composite slabs are used in conjunction with
Embossed profiled sheets, as illustrated in reinforced concrete beams (see 6.10.2), any end
Figure 4 b), Figure 4 c) and Figure 4 d), should be anchorage required should normally be achieved by
designed to develop shear connection through means of reinforcing bars.
embossments (or embossments and indentations) 4.6.7 Sheet edges
in the webs and/or flanges of the sheets. For profiles such as that shown in Figure 4 e), the
4.6.5 Small holes in profiled sheets edges of adjacent sheets should be overlapped or
Holes in the webs and/or flanges of profiled steel crimped in such a way as to provide an effective
sheets, intended to develop shear connection, should horizontal shear transfer between the sheets.
be sufficiently large for concrete to fill the hole,
but sufficiently small to minimize the loss of fine 4.7 Minimum bearing requirements
material from the concrete, unless a permanent In all cases the bearing length of a composite slab
backing tape is provided on the underside which should be sufficient to satisfy the recommendations
prevents this loss. of 5.2 for load carrying capacity as permanent
4.6.6 End anchorage formwork and the recommendations of BS 8110 for
load carrying capacity as a composite slab.
Shear connectors may be used as end anchorages
to produce composite action in slabs which are Composite slabs bearing on steel or concrete
designed as simply supported. Where sheets are should normally have an end bearing of not less
not continuous over a support, end anchors should than 50 mm [see Figure 5 a) and Figure 5 c)]. For
be provided at the ends of both sheets. composite slabs bearing on other materials, the
end bearing should normally be not less than 70 mm
Where the end anchorage provided by shear [see Figure 5 b) and Figure 5 d)].
connectors is used in conjunction with the shear
bond between the concrete and the profiled steel For continuous slabs the minimum bearing at
sheets, account should be taken of the influence of intermediate supports should normally be 75 mm
the deformation capacity of the shear connectors on on steel or concrete and 100 mm on other materials
the shear bond between the concrete and the sheets, [see Figure 5 e) and Figure 5 f)].
as recommended in 6.4.3. Where smaller bearing lengths are adopted, account
The necessary interaction between stud shear should be taken of all relevant factors such as
connectors and the profiled steel sheets should tolerances, loading, span, height of support and
normally be achieved by welding them to the provision of continuity reinforcement. In such cases,
structural steelwork by the site technique of precautions should also be taken to ensure that
through-the-sheet welding. Shear connectors fixings (see 4.8.1) can still be achieved without
directly attached to the structural steelwork prior damage to the bearings, and that collapse cannot
to placing the profiled steel sheets should not be occur as a result of accidental displacement during
used as end anchorages unless the sheets are also erection.
attached to the steelwork as recommended in 4.8.1,
by means of fixings of sufficient capacity. 4.8 Constructional details
NOTE If studs are welded to the beams prior to placing the 4.8.1 Sheet fixings
profiled steel sheets, it may be found necessary to use single span
sheets, in which case stop ends (see 4.8.4.3) may be needed to The design should incorporate provision for the
prevent concrete loss. profiled steel sheets to be fixed:
Where end anchorage is provided by types of shear a) to keep them in position during construction so
connectors which connect the concrete slab directly as to provide a subsequent safe working platform;
to the profiled steel sheets, such as self-drilling b) to ensure connection between the sheets and
self-tapping screws with enlarged washers, account supporting beams;
should be taken of the deformation capacity of such
c) to ensure connection between adjacent sheets
shear connectors on the interaction between the
where necessary;
slab and the sheets.
d) to transmit horizontal forces where necessary;
Where shear connectors used as end anchorages
are assumed in design to act also as shear e) to prevent uplift forces displacing the sheets.
connectors in composite beams, reference should
be made to 6.10.1.
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Tension reinforcement in positive moment regions The moment capacity in negative moment regions
should be neglected, unless the moment capacity is should be determined as recommended in BS 8110.
determined by testing. In determining the negative moment capacity, the
profiled steel sheets should be neglected.
NOTE Where steel fabric reinforcement is used to resist
negative moments, refer to 3.2.2.
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6.4 Shear capacity NOTE 1 The factor of 1.25 is a partial safety factor for
resistances gm, selected on the basis of the behaviour and mode
6.4.1 Shear-bond capacity Vs of failure of the slab.
When the capacity of a composite slab is governed by The empirical parameters mr and kr in this formula
shear bond, it should be expressed in terms of the should be obtained from parametric tests for the
vertical shear capacity at the supports. particular profiled sheet as recommended in 8.3.
Generally the shear-bond capacity Vs (in N) should In using this formula the value of Ap should not be
be calculated using taken as more than 10 % greater than that of the
profiled steel sheets used in the tests and the value
of fcu should not be taken as more than 1.1fcm
where fcm is the value used in 8.3.3 to determine
where mr and kr
Ap is the cross-sectional area of the profiled When the value of kr obtained from the tests is
steel sheeting (in mm2); negative, the nominal strength grade of the concrete
used in this formula should be not less than the
Bs is the width of the composite slab nominal strength grade of the concrete used in
(in mm); the tests.
ds is the effective depth of slab to the The shear-bond capacity of a lightweight concrete
centroid of the profiled steel sheets composite slab should be assumed to be the same as
(in mm); that of a normal weight composite slab made with
fcu is the characteristic concrete cube concrete of the same strength grade.
strength (in N/mm2); NOTE 2 As an alternative to calculation of the shear-bond
capacity, the load carrying capacity of the composite slab can be
kr is an empirical parameter (in N/mm); determined directly by means of specific tests (see 8.2).
Lv is the shear span of the composite slab Where it is necessary to use end anchors to increase
(in mm), determined in accordance the resistance to longitudinal shear above that
with 6.4.2, but see also 6.2.1; and provided by the shear-bond capacity Vs, reference
mr should be made to 6.4.3.
is an empirical parameter (in N/mm2).
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The shear span Lv should be taken as: Where end anchorage is used in conjunction with
a) Ls/4 for a uniformly distributed load; the shear bond between the concrete and the
profiled steel sheets, the combined resistance to
b) the distance from the support to the nearest
longitudinal shear should be limited as follows:
concentrated load for a symmetrical two-point
load system. V c = V s + 0.5Va but V c #1.5V s
For other loading arrangements, including partial where
distributed loads and asymmetrical point load
Vc is the total longitudinal shear capacity per
systems, the shear span Lv should be determined on
unit width of slab; and
the basis of appropriate tests or by approximate
calculations similar to the following. Vs is the shear bond capacity per unit width.
The Ls/4 shear span for a uniformly distributed load
is obtained by equating the area under the shear 6.5 Vertical shear and punching shear
force diagram for the uniformly distributed load to
that due to a symmetrical two-point load system, 6.5.1 Vertical shear capacity
both loadings having the same total value 2 Wf The vertical shear capacity Vv of a composite slab
(see Figure 8). over a width equal to the distance between centres
6.4.3 End anchorage of ribs, should be determined from the following:
End anchorage may be provided by welded stud a) for open trough profile sheets:
shear connectors attached to supporting steel Vv = badsvc
beams by the technique of through-the-sheet b) for re-entrant trough profile sheets:
welding with an end distance, measured to the
centre line of the studs, of not less than 1.7 times Vv = bbdsvc
the stud diameter, or by other suitable ductile shear where
connectors. Provided that not more than one shear ba is the mean width of a trough of an open
connector is used in each rib of the profiled steel profile (see Figure 2);
sheets, the shear capacity per unit width should be
determined from bb is the minimum width of a trough of a
re-entrant profile (see Figure 2);
V a = NP a ( d s – x c /2)/Lx ds is the effective depth of the slab to the
where centroid of the sheet (see Figure 2); and
N is the number of shear connectors attached vc is the design concrete shear stress
to the end of each span of sheets, per unit from BS 8110-1:1985 (modified for
length of supporting beam; lightweight concrete in accordance with
BS 8110-2:1985) taking As as Ap, d as ds
ds is the effective depth of the slab to the
centroid of the profiled steel sheeting; and b as Bs).
xc is the depth of concrete in compression 6.5.2 Punching shear capacity
at midspan (for simplicity xc may
The punching shear capacity Vp of a composite slab
conservatively be taken as 20 mm); at a concentrated load should be determined from
Lv is the shear span (for a uniformly loaded the method given in BS 8110-1:1985 taking d as
slab Lv is span/4); and Ds – Dp and the critical perimeter u as defined
Pa is the end anchorage capacity per shear in Figure 9.
connector.
6.6 Deflection of the composite slab
For the conditions defined above, the end anchorage 6.6.1 Limiting values
capacity should be obtained from
The deflection of the composite slab should be
Pa = 0.4Qk calculated using serviceability loads Wser (see 2.5.1),
where excluding the self-weight of the composite slab. The
Qk is the characteristic resistance of the shear deflection of the profiled steel sheeting due to its
connector, determined in accordance with own weight and the weight of wet concrete
BS 5950-3.1:1990. (calculated as in 5.3) should not be included.
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The deflection of the composite slab should not b) for end spans of continuous slabs (with full
normally exceed the following: continuity reinforcement over intermediate
a) deflection due to the imposed load: Ls/350 supports) of approximately equal span,
or 20 mm, whichever is the lesser; i.e. within 15 % of the maximum span
b) deflection due to the total load less the 1 W ser L s
3
deflection due to the self-weight of the slab plus, d = ---------- ---------------------
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100 EI CA
when props are used, the deflection due to prop
removal: L/250. c) for two-span slabs (with full continuity
reinforcement over the internal support)
These limits should be increased only where it can
be shown that greater deflections will not impair the 3
1- W
d = --------- ser L s
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strength or efficiency of the slab, lead to damage to 135 EI CA
the finishes or be unsightly.
where
6.6.2 Calculation
E is the modulus of elasticity of the profiled
The deflection limits given in 6.6.1 should be steel sheets;
satisfied either by calculation as outlined in this
subclause, or by satisfying the recommended ICA is the second moment of area of the
span-to-depth ratios given in 6.6.3. composite slab about its centroidal axis;
For uniformly distributed loading, the following Ls is the effective span of the composite slab;
approximate expressions may be used to calculate and
the deflection: Wser is the serviceability load.
a) for simply supported spans (with nominal
NOTE The factor 1/100 is derived by dividing 5/384 (for the
reinforcement over intermediate supports) simply supported case) by a factor of 1.3. The factor 1.3 is a ratio
3 obtained from the basic span/effective depth ratios given in
5 W ser L s BS 8110-1 for continuous and simply supported spans. The
d = ---------- ---------------------
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384 EI CA factor 1/135 is derived by comparing two-span and three-span
cases.
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The value of the second moment of area of the The effective width of slab resisting bending
composite slab ICA about its centroidal axis moments and shear forces due to a concentrated
(in equivalent steel units) should be taken as load should be determined as follows.
the average of 1) For resisting bending moments:
ICA for the cracked section (i.e. the compression i) simple slabs
area of the concrete cross section combined
with the profiled steel sheets on the basis
of modular ratio) and
ii) continuous slabs
ICA for the gross section (i.e. the entire concrete
cross section combined with the profiled
steel sheets on the basis of modular ratio).
2) For resisting shear forces:
The modular ratio should be determined as
recommended in BS 5950-3.1:1990.
6.6.3 Span-to-depth ratios
where
As an alternative to calculation as recommended
in 6.6.2, the limiting deflections given in 6.6.1 a is the distance from the load to the nearer
should be assumed to be satisfied for slabs with support; and
nominal continuity reinforcement over intermediate Ls is the effective span of the slab.
supports, if the span-to-depth ratios do not exceed
the values given in Table 2. In Table 2, the depth A line load running parallel to the span should be
should be taken as the overall depth of the treated as a series of concentrated loads.
composite slab Ds and the span as the effective span Where there are discrete concentrated loads or line
of the profiled steel sheets Lp. loads, transverse reinforcement should be placed on
Table 2 — Span-to-depth ratios or above the profiled steel sheets. It should have a
cross-sectional area of not less than 0.2 % of the
Type of concrete Condition
concrete section above the ribs (Ds – Dp) and should
Single End spans Internal extend over a width of not less than beb. This
spans spans transverse reinforcement, which may include
Normal weight 30 35 38 reinforcement provided for other purposes, should
Lightweight 25 30 33 be ductile (see 3.2.2).
NOTE The values in this table apply to slabs with nominal
continuity reinforcement over intermediate supports.For slabs
6.8 Nominal reinforcement at
designed as continuous with full continuity over intermediate intermediate supports
supports, reference should be made to BS 8110.
Where continuous composite slabs are designed
as simply supported, nominal steel fabric
6.7 Concentrated loads reinforcement should be provided over intermediate
Where discrete concentrated loads or line loads supports. For mild exposure conditions in
running transverse to the span are to be supported accordance with BS 8110-1:1985, the cross-sectional
by a slab, they should be considered to be area of reinforcement in a longitudinal direction
distributed over an effective load width bm should be not less than 0.1 % of the gross
(see Figure 10), measured immediately above the cross-sectional area of the concrete at the support.
ribs of the profiled steel sheets, and determined as For propped construction consideration should be
follows. given to increasing the area of steel reinforcement
a) Where the load is applied directly onto the over supports as appropriate, depending on the span
structural slab: and the crack widths that can be tolerated.
bm = bo + 2 ( Ds – Dp ) For other conditions of exposure reference should be
made to BS 8110.
b) Where the load is applied directly onto
joint-free durable finishes: Where such nominal reinforcement also provides
fire resistance, see also 3.2.2.
b m = b o + 2t f + 2 ( D s – D p )
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8.2.3 Reporting of test results If the failure mode is vertical shear, the results
The following information should be included in the should not be used for determining values of the
report for each slab tested: empirical parameters mr and kr.
a) anticipated value of the applied load Ww 8.3.2 Testing arrangement and procedure
(at gf = 1.0) for which the slab was tested; At least two sets of slabs should be tested, each
b) thickness and overall depth of profiled steel comprising not less than three samples. Testing
sheets; should be carried out in accordance with 8.2.1
c) dimensions and spacing of shear transfer and 8.2.2 except that at least two sets of four
devices; concrete cubes will be required. The same nominal
compressive cube strength grade of concrete should
d) ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of be used for all tests.
profiled steel sheets;
The shape and embossment of the profiled steel
e) dimensions of composite slab; sheets should accurately represent the sheets to be
f) observed values of concrete cube strengths fcm; used in practice. Tolerances of 5 % on spacing of
g) load ranges during the dynamic test, embossments and 10 % on depth of embossments
e.g. 0.5 Ww to 1.5 Ww; should be applied.
h) load/deflection and load/end slip graphs for 8.3.3 Test results
the static test; To establish the design relationship for shear-bond
i) static load at failure Wst; capacity, tests should be carried out on specimens
j) mode of failure of composite slab (flexure, in regions A and B indicated in Figure 12. The
longitudinal slip or vertical shear) and type maximum experimental shear force VE should be
of failure (ductile or brittle); taken as half of the value of the failure load Wst as
defined in 8.2.2.3 for each test. Only values from
k) applied load capacity Wc;
tests which resulted in shear-bond failure should be
l) dead weight of composite slab; included.
m) the total load carrying capacity of the slab The variables used for the tests should have
(i.e. Wc plus dead weight of slab). values such that the parameters VE/(Bsds√fcm)
and Ap/(BsLv√fcm) for the A and B regions:
8.3 Parametric tests — lie within the complete range of values for
8.3.1 General which a shear-bond type of failure is expected to
Separate series of tests should be carried out for occur; and
different thicknesses, grades and types of profiled — encompass the actual range of values which
steel sheets and for different grades of concrete and are required for use in practice.
slab thickness. The variable in a series of tests For specimens in region A the shear span should
should be the shear span Lv (see 6.4.2). be as long as practicable, whilst still producing
The tests should encompass the full range of spans a shear-bond type of failure. For specimens in
required for use in practice. No extrapolation should region B the shear span should be as short as
be made outside this range of spans. practicable, whilst still producing a shear-bond type
Where stud shear connectors are used to connect of failure. However, shear spans less than 450 mm
the composite slab to the supporting beams, these should not be used.
should be omitted from the test specimens. Their The nominal shape and thickness of the profiled
effects as end anchorages should then be covered steel sheets used for the tests should be the same
separately (see 6.4.3). as those to be used in practice and the value of Ap
The mode of failure should be recorded, should not vary by more than ± 10 % between the
distinguishing between flexural failure, test specimens. The nominal strength grade of the
longitudinal slip and vertical shear failure. profiled steel sheets should also be the same as that
Relative movement (end slip) between the sheets to be used in practice.
and the concrete at the ends of the test slab should
be considered as indicating longitudinal slip. The
absence of end slip at failure should be considered as
indicating flexural failure with full shear
connection.
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The minimum cube strength fcm of the concrete for So that the experimental values will generally lie
the specimens should not be less than 25 N/mm2 above the line used for design, the values of the
and the variation between the mean cube strengths empirical parameters mr and kr for use in design
of the concrete for the specimens in regions A and B (see 6.4.1) should be determined on the basis of a
should preferably not exceed 5 N/mm2. Where the reduction line, as indicated in Figure 12. Generally
variation is greater, the mean cube strength for all the reduction line should be 15 % below the
the specimens should be used when plotting the test regression line, except that, when eight or more
results. tests are carried out, the reduction line should be
From the tests a regression line should be plotted taken as 10 % below the regression line.
as shown in Figure 12. The regression line should In the event that the value of the empirical
be taken as the best straight line between the test parameter kr from the reduction line is negative
results in region A and those in region B. [see Figure 12 b], the application of the test results
There should be a minimum of three tests in each to design should be restricted as described in 6.4.1.
region, provided that the variation from the mean of
the three results is not greater than ± 7.5 %. When
the variation is greater than ± 7.5 %, three further
tests should be carried out and the six test results
should be used to obtain the regression line.
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Normative references
BSI standards publications
BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, London
Informative references
BSI standards publications
BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, London
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