CONTENTS Preface v Contents of Examples xxiii Notation xxvii Part 1 Introduction 1 1 Composite Construction 2 Part 2 Material Properties 36 2 Material Properties Under Static Loads 37 3 Material Properties Under Fatigue Loads 86 Part 3 Geometric Dimensions 109 4 Effective Size of Reinforced Concrete Elements 110 5 Local Buckling of Steel Elements 119 Part 4 Standard Composite Steel and Concrete Beams 137 6 Behaviour under Serviceability loads 138 7 Ultimate Strength Rigid Plastic Analysis 168 8 Limited slip capacity of shear connectors 195 9 Moment Redistribution within Continuous Composite Beams 211 10 Lateral-Distortional Buckling 232 Part 5 Transfer of Shear Connector Forces into Concrete Element 251 11 Splitting Forces 252 12 Post Cracking Dowel Strength 312 13 Longitudinal Shear 326 14 Embedment Forces 335 Part 6 Composite Forms of Construction 350 15 Composite Beams with Service Ducts 351 16 Composite Profiled Slabs and Profiled Decking 381 17 Composite Profiled Beams 407 18 Composite Columns 438 19 Fatigue Degradation of Composite Bridge Beams 477 Index 540