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Behavior and Strength of Welded Stud Shear Connectors

Abstract

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The behavior and strength of welded shear studs are subjects of ongoing study. In recent years, research has shown that the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) specification equations for shear stud strength are unconservative for studs placed in deck with ribs transverse to the steel beam. Twenty-four solid slab push-out tests, 93 composite slab push-out tests, and bare stud tests were performed to study the effects on stud strength of friction, normal load, position of studs in the ribs of steel deck, concrete strength, and stud properties. Stud diameters ranged from 3/8 in. to 7/8 in., deck heights ranged from 2 in. to 6 in., and both single and pairs of studs were tested. The push-out test results from this study were combined with other studies to propose a new stud strength prediction model. Three new beam tests were performed to study the effect of the stud position in the ribs of the steel deck. The results of these tests, along with 61 other beam tests, were used to verify the new stud strength prediction model. A reliability study was performed to determine resistance factors for stud strength and beam strength.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph. D.
Level thesis:degree_level
doctoral
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Civil Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Civil Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
2002

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Rambo-Roddenberry, Michelle
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Easterling, William Samuel
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Rojiani, Kamal B.
  • Holzer, Siegfried M.
  • Cousins, Thomas E.
  • Murray, Thomas M.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-04192002-111541
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/26989

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citation

Rambo-Roddenberry, Michelle. Behavior and Strength of Welded Stud Shear Connectors. doctoral thesis, Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26989