NUMERICAL MODELING OF COMPOSITE BEAMS MADE WITH SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE

Abstract

Concrete is a widely used building material; many scientists are in the hunt for forming an alternative material for construction that is environment-friendly, constantly available and offers sustainable development. Composite sections which are made with concrete and cold formed steel sheets are more widely used in foreigncountries to attain more structural efficiency. In this study,CFS sheets of 2mm are used to decrease the self-weight, thereby addingadditional tension reinforcement of 12mm diameter.It can take heavy loads andimprove the structural efficiency. Cold formed steel sheets were used as trapezium shaped perforated sections for composite beams.Therefore, cold formedsteel sections increase the load carrying capacity ofbeams by using self-compacting concrete of grade M30.