Steel and Composite Structures
Volume 10, Number 2, 2010, pages 169-185
DOI: 10.12989/scs.2010.10.2.169
Experimental analysis on steel and lightweight concrete composite beams
Isabel B. Valente and Paulo J.S. Cruz
Abstract
The present work describes the experimental tests on steel and lightweight concrete composite
beams performed at University of Minho, Portugal. The study involves tests on simply supported composite
beams of 4.5 m span, with the same geometrical disposition, supports and materials. The geometrical
configuration for the cross section and supports is identical for every beam, varying the shear connectors
Key Words
composite beams; lightweight concrete; shear connection; headed studs.
Address
Isabel B. Valente: ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho Azurem, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Paulo J.S. Cruz: ISISE, Department of Architecture, University of Minho Azurem, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal