Large-scale testing of a steel-concrete composite floor system under column loss scenarios

E. S. Johnson, J. M. Weigand, T. Francisco, L. A. Fahnestock, J. Liu, J. W. Berman

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Abstract

Large-scale floor system tests concluded a collaborative research project that studied the structural integrity of steel gravity framing systems composed of steel beams and girders with composite concrete slab on steel deck. Simple steel beam-column connection tests were conducted at the University of Washington, steel-concrete composite slab tests were conducted at Purdue University, and complete floor system tests were conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The complete floor system tests evaluate gravity systems subjected to severe demands consistent with column loss scenarios, complementing the previously-completed component tests. The floor system tests were conducted at half-scale on a three-bay square configuration that considers interior, exterior and corner column loss scenarios. The three-bay by three-bay configuration was chosen so that multiple tests could be conducted using one structure. For each test, the bays adjacent to the removed column were incrementally loaded with distributed load until the floor could not support more load. These experiments provide valuable data to validate existing numerical models, to identify critical limit states, and to determine system capacities under various column loss scenarios.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationStructures Congress 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 Structures Congress
EditorsGlenn R. Bell, Matt A. Card
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
Pages978-987
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9780784413357
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventStructures Congress 2014 - Boston, United States
Duration: Apr 3 2014Apr 5 2014

Publication series

NameStructures Congress 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 Structures Congress

Other

OtherStructures Congress 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period4/3/144/5/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Building and Construction
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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