The encased composite beam suggested in this paper consists of precast concrete, structural tees and cast-in-place concrete. To unify the behaviors of composite members, shear connectors were installed in the web and the flange of structural tees memb...
The encased composite beam suggested in this paper consists of precast concrete, structural tees and cast-in-place concrete. To unify the behaviors of composite members, shear connectors were installed in the web and the flange of structural tees member respectively. There are no clear criteria available yet for estimation of shear connector quantity to be used in enclosed composite beam. To prevent construction costs from increasing for excessive design of shear connector and ensure rigidity of cross-section by unifying member behaviors, appropriate design for shear connector of encased composite beam is required. Therefore, this paper adopted the concept of shear flow and proposed design formula for dowel bar and stud in reference to required shear force.