Composite Steel Beam Design Floors

Where either Hollowcore or Solid Flooring units bear onto structural steelwork, economies can be achieved be designing the steel beam to act compositely with the precast units.

Shear studs are welded onto the top flange of the steel beam and reinforced in-situ concrete enables the precast and the steelwork to act in unison. The concrete provides a compression flange over the steel beam enhancing the load capacity of the combined section with a potential reduction in the steel beam section.

Further information including indicative cost savings can be obtained from the sales and technical department at Bison Manufacturing Ltd.