FEA of the Loading Capacity of Monolithic Composite Slim Floors with Deep Decks
YANG Lu,WANG Yuan qing and SHI Yong jiu
DOI:10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2008.05.010
Received ,Revised , Accepted , Available online July 01, 2015
Volume ,2008,Pages 47-52
- Abstract
Steel concrete composite slim floors with the steel beam encased in concrete floor slabs have many advantages, including low structural height, high fire resistance and rapid construction times. These features make such floors a promising for use in multi storey steel buildings. We established a 3D finite element model of a monolithic composite slim floor using the ANSYS software package. We analyzed the loading capacity, deformation behavior, natural vibration frequency, the influence of reinforcement, and the concrete in the floor rib under a uniformly distributed vertical load. We calculated the effective width of mid girder and secondary beams. The following conclusions can be drawn from the analysis results: First, monolithic composite slim floors possess high loading capacity for common buildings. Second, the concrete rib and reinforcement ratio in the rib have significant effects on floor loading capacity. Third, calculation of effective primary beam width should be based on analysis of monolithic floors rather than single beams.