Composite Construction
Composite Construction
Composite Construction
Introduction to composite
construction of buildings
General
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General
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Architectural
Economical
Functionality
Assembly
Longer spans
Thinner slabs
Functionality:
Adaptable structures
Modification during the life of the building
Modify services without violating the privacy of
other occupants
Permanent shuttering
Construction methods
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Traditionally two counteracting methods of
construction could be observed both connected with
special advantages but also disadvantages worth
mentioning.
Conventional concrete
Construction in steel
construction method
+ freedom of form and
shapes
+ easy to handle
+ thermal resistance
+ high accuracy
- time-consuming shuttering
Construction methods
Composite Construction
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Construction elements
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composite slab
composite column
composite beam
floor = beam + slab
Construction elements
Composite slabs
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Construction elements
Slabs
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Construction elements
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Slabs
frictional
mechanical
end anchorage
Construction elements
Beams
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Construction elements
Beams
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Construction elements
Columns
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Construction elements
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Joints
weld seam
contact piece
bracket with shear connectors
shot-fired nails
Examples
Millennium Tower (Vienna - Austria)
55 storeys
Total height 202 m
Total ground floor 38000 m2
Capital expenditure about 145 million Euro
Time of erection: 8 months
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Examples
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33,05 m
42,342,3
m m
Concrete slab
Concrete core
Composite frame
Examples
Millennium Tower (Vienna - Austria)
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Examples
Citibank Duisburg (Duisburg - Germany)
15 storeys
Total height 72 m
Total ground floor 14500 m2
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Examples
Parking deck DEZ (Innsbruck - Austria)
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4 storeys
Ground dimensions 60 x 30 m
Max. span length 10.58 m with
26 cm slim floor slab (= l/40)
Examples
Parking deck DEZ (Innsbruck - Austria)
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Examples
Parking deck DEZ (Innsbruck - Austria)
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Concluding summary
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Economy
Architecture
Functionality
Assembly