Joints in Steel-Concrete Composite Construction

Abstract

Composite steel-concrete structures have significant benefits in terms of structural performance and construction due to levering the merits of steel and concrete. This paper presents an overview of various joining methods to connect different structural members in composite buildings (i.e., composite columns in the form of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) sections, composite beams, and steel plate composite (SC) shear walls in the form of a concrete core sandwiched between two outer steel plates). The paper will cover both experimental testing, numerical modelling and the behaviour of joints under static and cyclic loadings. This paper focuses on bolting methods due to their simplicity ..