effective slab

width
Finite Element Modelling
ANSYS computer program

* steel beam - SHELL143

* concrete slab - SOLID65

* steel reinforcement - LINK8

* shear connector:
uplift resistance - LINK8
dowel action - COMBIN39

* Interface - CONTA174 & TARGE170

Finite Element Verification
Yam and Chapman simply composite steel-concrete beam
Finite Element Mesh
load-deflection curves
Slab top surface stress distribution Slab midspan stress distribution

Stages of
Loading:

Slab top surface stress distribution and effective width for several stages of
loading
 Parametric Study

The studied parameters are:

• Effect of degree of interaction.

• Effect of concrete compressive strength (f´c ).

• Effect of longitudinal reinforcement in the

concrete slab.
 Effect of degree of interaction

L
C
Slab Width

1220

Slab Width
(mm)

1220
(mm)
27
Distance from Left Support (mm)
43 27
43
Distance from Left Support (mm)

Degrees of
Interaction:

at specific load at ultimate load

 Effect of concrete compressive strength

L
C L
C
Slab Width (mm)

Slab Width (mm)

1220

1220
27 27
43Left Support (mm)
Distance from
43Left Support (mm)
Distance from

at specific load at ultimate load

 Effect of longitudinal reinforcement

L
C L
C

Slab Width (mm)

Slab Width (mm)

1220
1220

27 27
43Left Support (mm)
Distance from 43 Left Support (mm)
Distance from

Ø12 mm
Ø12 mm
Ø16 mm
Ø16 mm
Ø25 mm
Ø25 mm

at specific load at ultimate load

 The results indicate good estimates in the behavior compared
with experimental. The difference ratio in ultimate load is
about 1.9%, while the difference ratio in central deflection is
about 4.7% .‎‎
 When the degree of interaction increases from 24% to the
used the effective slab width decreases by 20.9% and the
maximum slab stress decreases by 55.4%.
 When the concrete compressive strength increases from (21
MPa) to (30 MPa), the effective slab width decreases by
24.5% and the maximum slab stress decreases by 28.5%.
 When the diameter of longitudinal reinforcement increases
from (Ø12 mm) to (Ø25 mm), the effective slab width
increases by 40.7% and the maximum slab stress increases by
19.7%.