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

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Test specimen</td><td class="align_center">Parameters</td><td class="align_center">FE model result</td><td class="align_center">Experimental result</td><td class="align_center">% of difference</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Control</td><td class="align_center">Ultimate load of connectors (KN)</td><td class="align_center">79.879</td><td class="align_center">82.6</td><td class="align_center">3.29</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Model</td><td class="align_center">Slip (mm)</td><td class="align_center">6.013</td><td class="align_center">7.0</td><td class="align_center">12.85</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison between FEA models and experimental results.</div>

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Table 4

Table 4: Performance of Shear Connector in Composite Slab and Steel Beam with Reentrant and Open Trough Profiled Steel Sheeting 