Composite Steel-Concrete Beam Analysis using Different Methods

Abstract

The paper compares the following methods for analysis of composite steel-concrete beams: the “exact” analysis method, simplified method, effective modulus method and the method proposed by Eurocode 4 design code. The exact analysis method is based on the application of linear integral operators. Simplified analysis is derived from the exact method and adopts the assumption that generalized displacements change linearly with the concrete creep function. Effective modulus method and the method proposed by the Eurocode 4 design code are algebraic methods, widely used in practice. The results obtained using the mentioned four methods are compared on one example.