Research Article

Performance of Shear Connector in Composite Slab and Steel Beam with Reentrant and Open Trough Profiled Steel Sheeting

Table 3

Meshing size and element types for all parts in the models.

PartsMesh size (mm)Element type

Steel beam12.5C3D8R: An 8-node linear brick, hourglass control, reduced integration
Concrete slab12C3D8R: An 8-node linear brick, hourglass control, reduced integration
Profiled steel sheeting12S4R: A 4-node doubly curved thin or thick shell, hourglass control, reduced integration, finite membrane strains
Demountable shear connector15C3D8R: An 8-node linear brick, hourglass control, reduced integration
Reinforcement bar30T3D2: A 2-node linear 3-D truss