Placement of Shear Studs on a Steel-Concrete Composite Beam

Abstract

The suitable placement of shear studs on a beam affects the quantity of studs required and their effective use. In practice, two different centre-to-centre spacings of coupling elements are most commonly used, with the denser placement near the supports where the shear force is greater. This paper investigates whether the use of three spacing sizes has a significant effect on reducing the number of studs needed, or whether the difference is almost negligible. At the same time, an attempt is made to achieve a change of spacing at the most favourable position on the beam so that the least number of shear studs can be used.