1Assistant Professor, Applied Mechanics Department, Government Engineering College, Patan, Gujarat, India
2P.G. Student Applied Mechanics Department, L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
3Professor, Applied Mechanics Department, Government Engineering College, Patan, Gujarat, India
Online published on 8 September, 2014.
Many efforts have been made by the researchers to forecast the strength of composite slab experimentally. The experimental methods based on the full-size test are expensive, time consuming and semi-empirical. This paper describes a study on finite element modelling of composite slab numerically. The aim is to understand the deflection characteristics of steel–concrete composite deck in order to improve designs for steel decking for composite slabs. 3-D finite element slab model is built, with and without embossments on profile deck. Analysis is carried out on simply supported composite slab under two point line loads by varying parameters: concrete height and concrete grade. It has been observed that composite slab without embossment deformed more as compared to slab with embossment.
Composite slab, FEM analysis, ANSYS, Embossments, Concrete height, Grade of concrete
