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SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION - A Guide On Concrete Usage Index: Section of Composite Steel and Concrete Slab

Composite materials are made of two or more materials that have better properties than the individual materials. Steel-concrete composites overcome limitations of traditional concrete and steel construction methods. Common composite structural elements include composite slabs, beams, and columns where steel is used to initially support loads and concrete is then cast around or filled into the steel to create a final composite section capable of resisting full design loads. Steel beams in composites can be completely encased, partially encased, or not encased within concrete slabs.

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SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION - A Guide On Concrete Usage Index: Section of Composite Steel and Concrete Slab

Composite materials are made of two or more materials that have better properties than the individual materials. Steel-concrete composites overcome limitations of traditional concrete and steel construction methods. Common composite structural elements include composite slabs, beams, and columns where steel is used to initially support loads and concrete is then cast around or filled into the steel to create a final composite section capable of resisting full design loads. Steel beams in composites can be completely encased, partially encased, or not encased within concrete slabs.

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46 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION • A Guide on Concrete Usage Index

Steel and Concrete

Concrete Encasing
Steel Beam

SECTION OF COMPOSITE STEEL Steel Beam


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AND CONCRETE SLAB

3. COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Composite materials are two or more materials mixed together, producing properties better than the individual
materials it was made from. Traditionally, there were two methods of construction namely conventional concrete
construction method and construction in steel. Both conventional methods had its own disadvantages such as
sensitivity to tensile force for concrete construction and low fire resistance for steel construction. However, with the
composite of steel and concrete, these limitations can be overcome. Typical steel-concrete composite structural
elements include composite slabs, composite beams and composite columns such as concrete filled steel tube and
encased steel section, and composite wall systems.

A composite member is able to withstand the external loading through an interaction of bonds and friction. In most
composite construction, only the steel portions are used to support the primary loads of construction. Thereafter,
concrete is cast around or filled into the steel sections. After the concrete hardened, the composite section is
capable of resisting the full design load. Steel-concrete composite beams may appear in three different forms, steel
beam is completely encased in concrete, partially encased or totally not encased. In the totally not encased situation,
the steel beams are placed underneath the concrete slab. This results in a lighter structure of both steel and concrete
as compared to a conventional concrete structure. Steel-concrete composite building may be designed to resist
horizontal loads preventing the building from swaying or deflecting easily28.

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