Design guide for semi-rigid composite joints and beams

Table of Contents
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Acknowledgement
Chapter 1  General
Chapter 2  Materials
	2.1 Structural Steel
	2.2 Concrete
	2.3 Reinforcing Steel
	2.4 Shear Studs
	2.5 Profiled Steel Sheeting
	2.6 Bolts
Chapter 3  Scope of Application
	3.1 General
	3.2 Steel Beams
	3.3 Floor Slab
	3.4 Beam-to-Beam Joints
Chapter 4  Design of Beam-to-Beam Composite Joint and Beam
	4.1 General
	4.2 Design Criteria
		4.2.1 Beam-to-Beam Composite Joint
		4.2.2 Secondary Composite Beam with Composite Joints
	4.3 Structural Analysis
		4.3.1 Structural Modelling of Beam-to-Beam Composite Joint
		4.3.2 Design Moment and Deflection of Secondary Composite Beam
	4.4 Structural Properties of Beam-to-Beam Composite Joint
		4.4.1 Effective Width and Effective Length
		4.4.2 Initial Rotational Stiffness
		4.4.3 Yield Moment Resistance
	4.5 Structural Properties of Secondary Composite Beam
		4.5.1 Effective Width
		4.5.2 Degree of Shear Connection
		4.5.3 Shear Resistance
		4.5.4 Moment Resistance
		4.5.5 Longitudinal Shear Resistance
Chapter 5  Application to Construction
	5.1 General
	5.2 Constructional Requirements
		5.2.1 Contact Plates
		5.2.2 Reinforcing Bars
Future Work
References
Appendix I  Simplified Analysis Method
Appendix II  Design Example
Appendix III  Comparison of Pinned Joint and Semi-rigid Joint
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