Abstract: Composite slabs utilizing cold-formed profiled steel decks are commonly used for floor systems in steel framed buildings. The behavior and strength of composite slabs are normally controlled by the horizontal shear bond ...

Abstract: Cold-formed steel roof truss systems that use complex hat shape members for both top and bottom chord elements are a growing trend in the North America steel framing industry. When designing cold-formed steel sections, a ...

Abstract: Cold-formed steel deck profiles are extensively used in building construction due to their versatility and economy. Web crippling is one of the failure modes of these multiweb profiles. The provisions for web crippling ...

Abstract: Most composite‐slab designs in the United States are based on the results of extensive testing programs. These programs result in the development of load tables that structural engineers use for the design of composite ...

Abstract: This is the second of two companion papers that focus on the behavior and analysis of steel‐deck‐reinforced concrete floor diaphragms. (The companion paper presents experimental results and behavioral aspects, including ...

Abstract: Steel‐framed buildings are typically constructed using steel‐deck‐reinforced concrete floor slabs. The in‐plane, or diaphragm, strength and stiffness of the floor system are frequently utilized in the lateral‐load‐resisting ...

Abstract: The load-deformation behavior of a reinforced composite slab is required to determine the moment-rotation behavior of a composite partially restrained connection. A component model that can be used to predict this ...

Abstract: One of the fundamental components of the moment-rotation behavior of a steel or composite partially restrained (PR) connection is the load-deformation behavior associated with high-strength bolts bearing on steel plates. ...