Composite Deck

RE: Composite Deck

DHINESHKUMAR RAJAVEL — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 02:18:53 GMT

thank you

RE: Composite Deck

Sye — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:38:29 GMT

Composite Deck can only consist of Steel beams and a concrete slab. The beam cannot be concrete.

RE: Composite Deck

DHINESHKUMAR RAJAVEL — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:25:19 GMT

Hi,
Is it possible to define composite deck as concrete beam (I shape) and concrete slab.../

or
only steel beam (I section) and concrete slab as composite deck.../

RE: Composite Deck

Sye — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:33:55 GMT

The composite deck modeling, automatically assigns an effective deck width to the beams. The stiffness considered for the beam for analysis is the stiffness due to the composite section comprising of the steel beam and the deck. The deck however is not modeled as a plate mesh and so it is not possible to check the deflections at locations within the deck. The beam deflections would however be calculated considering the composite section. If it is important for you to get the deflection at deck, you may consider modeling the deck using a mesh of plates. There is also no direct reporting of shears between the deck and the steel section.