COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION METHOD

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 5
ARC – 4101 | First Semester, AY 2024-2025

COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION 2. METAL LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION

METHOD Four types of connections used in light
steel framing:
- Construction methods that are lightweight,
easy to install, and veer from the • WELDED CONNECTIONS
conventional methods o Welded connections are
connections whose
LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION components are joined together
- A system of construction utilizing closely primarily by welds.
spaced and sheathed members of Types of welded connection:
dimension lumber or light gauge metal to
form structural elements of a building.
1. WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Wood light frame joinery:

• BOLTED CONNECTIONS / SHUT

o a type of structural joint used to
join two or more structural
components in a steel structure
using bolts.

• PRESS JOINING (CLINCHING

CONNECTIONS)
o It is one way to quickly and cost-
effectively join sheet metal
without the use of fasteners,
Anatomy of wood light frame: welding, or adhesives. A punch
is pressed through both layers
of sheet metal into a die and in
such a way that the sheets
become locked together.
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BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 5
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• RIVETED CONNECTIONS
o A riveted joint is easily
conceived between two plates
overlapping at edges, making
holes through thickness of both,
passing the stem of rivet
through holes.

COMPOSITE DECKING / SLAB

- Composite slabs consist of profiled steel
decking with an in-situ reinforced concrete
topping. The decking not only acts as
permanent formwork to the concrete, but
also provides sufficient shear bond with the
concrete so that, when the concrete has
Rivet gun: gained strength, the two materials act
together compositely.

Blind rivet:

Types of rivets:

- Composite slabs consist of profiled steel

decking with an in-situ reinforced concrete
topping. The decking not only acts as
permanent formwork to the concrete, but
also provides sufficient shear bond with the
concrete so that, when the concrete has
gained strength, the two materials act
together compositely.
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BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 5
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GAUGES FOR METAL/STEEL DECKING Composition of shear connection:

- The metal deck gauge is a unit of • Support
measurement that refers to the
• Connector
thickness of the steel. The higher
the gauge number the thinner the • Beam
steel. The lower the gauge number Types of shear connection:
the thicker or heavier the steel is.
- The gauge or thickness of the • Angle connection
metal deck is the main driver for o Angle Connections are L
structural integrity for any deck shaped brackets that hold the
product. It's also the main driver of parent and child members
cost for metal decking.
together. The connection can
have either one L shaped
22 GA ~ .0295”
20 GA ~ .0358” bracket on one side or two
18 GA ~ .0474” brackets on both sides. Having
16 GA ~ .0598” two brackets (double angle
COMPOSITE COLUMN connections), increases the
rigidity of the
- A composite column is a structural column
thoroughly encased in concrete reinforced
with both vertical and spiral reinforcement.
Types of composite columns:

• Totally encased concrete fill sections

• Single plate connection

• Partially encased concrete fill sections
o Much like the angle
connections, the Single Plate
Connection uses a single plate
to hold together the two
members. It can be welded or
bolted to the child member but
is welded to the parent member.

SHEAR CONNECTIONS
- Shear connections are typically used to
connect beams to other beams or columns.
Such connections transfer shear, with
minimum rotational restraint, as opposed to
moment connections
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• WT connection CAMBERING
o As the name implies, this - A camber is a slight curvature intentionally
connection uses a T shaped built into a beam, girder, or truss to
section to join the parent and compensate for anticipated deflection.
child member. This greatly
increases its strength towards
shear and moment loads.

REBAR CUTTING LIST

• Seated connection
o Seated Connections use L
shaped brackets to connect the
parent and child members
together. They differ from angle
connections as they connect at
the flange of both the parent
and child members.