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Steel and Composite Structures
  Volume 36, Number 4, August25 2020 , pages 369-381
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2020.36.4.369
 


Mechanically fastened shear connectors in prefabricated concrete slabs – experimental analysis
Nina Gluhovic, Zlatko Markovic, Milan Spremic and Marko Pavlovic

 
Abstract
    Nowadays, in prefabricated composite construction, composite action between steel beam and concrete slab is often achieved with positioning of shear connectors in envisaged openings of concrete slabs. Prefabricated concrete slabs are used for composite steel-concrete buildings and bridges, both for the construction of new structures and for renovation of existing ones, significantly reducing construction time. Development of different types of shear connectors represent alternative solution to the traditionally used headed studs, considering their shear resistance, stiffness and ductility. New types of shear connectors tend to reduce the construction time and overall construction cost. Mechanically fastened shear connectors represent a viable alternative to headed studs, considering their fast installation process and shear resistance. X-HVB shear connectors are attached to the steel beam with two cartridge fired pins. The first step towards extensive implementation of X-HVB shear connectors in composite construction is to understand their behaviour through experimental investigation. Results of the push-out tests, in accordance to Eurocode 4, with X-HVB 110 shear connectors positioned in envisaged openings of prefabricated concrete slabs are presented in this paper. The experimental investigation comprised three different specimen\'s layout. Group arrangement of X-HVB shear connectors in envisaged openings included specimens with minimal recommended distances and specimens with reduced distances between connectors in both directions. Influence of different installation procedures on overall behaviour of the connection is presented, as well as the orientation of shear connectors relative to the shear force direction. Influence of variations is characterized in terms of failure mechanisms, shear resistance and ductility.
 
Key Words
    X-HVB, experiments; cartridge fired pins; push-out test; steel-concrete composite structures
 
Address
Nina Gluhovic, Zlatko Markovic and Milan Spremic: Department of Materials and Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Belgrade, B. k. Aleksandra 73, Serbia
Marko Pavlovic: Department of Engineering Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology,
Stevinweg 1, Delft, The Netherlands
 

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