COMPOSITE DESIGN.

Abstract

This paper gives recommendations to assist designers in the design of composite structures to resist seismic loads. Composite design and construction produces its greatest economy in construction when it is applied to those components that normally consist of concrete and steel. Thus in multi-storey steel frame construction the floor slabs and beams are normally made composite whereas the columns consist of steel sections only. Subjects covered in the paper include composite floor slabs, composite beams, composite beam column connections, stub girders, composite columns, and composite shear walls.