Advanced Design of Steel and Concrete Composite Structures
Advanced Design of Steel and Concrete Composite Structures
Advanced Design of Steel and Concrete Composite Structures
Except at their base in some structural types, columns are generally not designed to be dissipative.
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Beams intended to behave as composite elements in dissipative zones of the earthquake resistant structure may be designed for full or partial shear connection in accordance with EN 1994-1-1:2004:
with a minimum degree of connections of 0,8 for ductile connectors; with full shear connection for rigid connectors.
The design resistance of connectors in dissipative zones is obtained from the design resistance provided in EN 1994-1-1:2004 multiplied by a reduction factor of 0,75. When a profiled steel sheeting with ribs transverse to the supporting beams is used, the reduction factor kt of the design shear resistance of connectors given by EN 1994-1-1 should be further reduced by multiplying it by the rib shape efficiency factor kr.
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To achieve ductility in plastic hinges, the ratio x/d of the distance x between the top concrete compression fibre and the plastic neutral axis, to the depth d of the composite section, should conform to the following expression: Where:- cu2 is the ultimate compressive strain of concrete - a is the total strain in steel at Ultimate Limit State. This rule is deemed to be satisfied when x/d of a section is less than the limits given in Table 7.4.
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In dissipative zones of beams, specific ductile steel reinforcement of the slab called seismic rebars (see Figure 7.5), should be present in the connection zone of the beam and the column.
A exterior column B interior column C steel beam D facade steel beam E concrete cantilever edge strip
Where: - bo is the minimum dimension of the concrete core (to the centreline of the hoops, in millimetres); - dbL is the minimum diameter of the longitudinal rebars (in millimetres).
PARTIALLY-ENCASED MEMBERS
In dissipative zones where energy is dissipated by plastic bending of a composite section, the longitudinal spacing of the transverse reinforcement, s, should satisfy the requirements of the fully encased elements, as above. In dissipative members, the shear resistance should be determined on the basis of the structural steel section alone, unless special details are provided to mobilise the shear resistance of the concrete encasement.
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The diameter, dbw, of the additional straight links should be at least 6 mm. A clear concrete cover of at least 20 mm, but not exceeding 40 mm, should be provided to these links. The design of partially-encased composite members may take into account the resistance of the steel section alone, or the composite resistance of the steel section and of concrete encasement.
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5.7 Design and detailing rules for composite concentrically braced frames
Columns and beams shall be either structural steel or composite. Braces shall be structural steel. The analyses and design checks are done as for similar steel concentrically braced frames (see section 6).
5.8 Design and detailing rules for composite eccentrically braced frames
SPECIFIC CRITERIA
Composite frames with eccentric bracings shall be designed so that the dissipative action will occur essentially through yielding in bending or shear of the links. All other members shall remain elastic and failure of connections shall be prevented. Columns, beams and braces shall be either structural steel or composite.
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5.8 Design and detailing rules for composite eccentrically braced frames
SPECIFIC CRITERIA
In beams, two different flexural stiffnesses are taken into account: EI1 for the part of the spans submitted to positive (sagging) bending (uncracked section) and EI2 for the part of the span submitted to negative (hogging) bending (cracked section).
LINKS
Links shall be made of steel sections, possibly composite with slabs. They may not be encased. The rules on seismic links and their stiffeners given in section 6 apply. Links should be of short or intermediate length with a maximum length e:
in structures where two plastic hinges would form at link ends: in structures where one plastic hinge would form at one end of a link:
5.8 Design and detailing rules for composite eccentrically braced frames
LINKS
For Mp,link evaluation, only the steel components of the link section, disregarding the concrete slab, are taken into account in the evaluation. When the seismic link frames into a reinforced concrete column or an encased column, face bearing plates should be provided on both sides of the link at the face of the column and in the end section of the link. These bearing plates should be identical to those required for beams.