E – 1841 Basic Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Building Structures

The use of composite members, connections, and systems is widespread.  Nowadays, almost all steel structures of buildings and steel girder bridges have composite floor decks supported on composite beams and girders. The columns in many buildings, especially in medium-, and high-rises, are also composite.  The concrete-filled tube composite piles are very popular these days because of their cost-efficiency and the ease and speed of construction.   Yet, the behavior and design of steel-concrete composite structures and their members and connections are not covered extensively, if at all in structural engineering curriculum  This Course presents information on the basic design of steel-concrete composite structures.  The Course covers the basics of the following topics:

1. Introduction to Composite Structures and Design
2. Material Properties of Steel and Concrete in Composite Structures
3. Shear Connectors in Composite Structures
4. Composite Structural Framing Systems
5. Composite Tension Members
6. Composite Compression Members
7. Composite Beams
8. Composite Members under Combined Loads
9. Composite Trusses
10. Composite Shear Walls
11. Types of Composite Connections
12. Composite Shear Connections
13. Composite Moment Connections