| Steel and Composite Structures Volume 4, Number 2, April 2004, pages 113-132 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/scs.2004.4.2.113 | |
Flexural and shear behaviour of profiled double skin composite elements | |
K. M. Anwar Hossain, and H. D. Wright
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| Abstract [Full Text] | |
| Double skin composite element (DSCE) is a novel form of construction comprising two skins of profiled steel sheeting with an infill of concrete. DSCEs are thought to be applicable as shear or core walls in a building where they can resist in-plane loads. In this paper, the behaviour of DSCE subjected to combined bending and shear deformation is described. Small-scale model tests on DSCEs manufactured from microconcrete and very thin sheeting were conducted to investigate the flexural and shear behaviour along with analytical analysis. The model tests provided information on the strength, stiffness, strain conditions and failure modes of DSCEs. Detailed development of analytical models for strength and stiffness and their performance validation by model tests are presented.rn | |
| Key Words | |
| double skin composite element; bending and shear strength, profiled steel sheeting; sheetconcrete interaction; analytical models. | |
| Address | |
| K. M. Anwar Hossain; Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, CanadarnH. D. Wright; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK | |
