Abstract: Steel buildings utilizing steel-concrete composite construction typically have large floor depths due to the concrete deck cast above wide-flange beams. Stay-in-place formwork is placed on the bottom flange to achieve ...

Abstract: Medium-span to long-span floor systems in residential and commercial construction have commonly used steel–concrete composite construction. These composite floor systems have become more structurally efficient with the use ...

Abstract: Shallow-depth composite floor systems reduce floor depth by placing deep decking (or precast concrete panels) on the bottom flange of a steel beam that is partially encased in concrete. For ease of construction, an asymmetric ...

Abstract: A unique research study was performed on a steel truss bridge over 80 years old that was being taken out of service. The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of dead load estimation for an existing ...

Abstract: Multispan bridges with simply supported girders are straightforward to construct and economical but have historically utilized expansion joints between spans. The negative long-term impacts of expansion joints are ...