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Composite slab design responsibility – Who’s responsible for what? And how can SMD help?

The word ‘design’ can mean different things to different people. In this article useful industry references are used to discuss…

Welded Shear Studs or Shot-fired Shear Connectors?

In steel-concrete composite construction, shear connectors, welded or shot-fired, play a crucial role in connecting the concrete slab to the…

Composite Slab Cantilevers

Safety over performance Maximum unpropped slab cantilevers are not entirely based on the performance of the deck or slab. The…

Why stud tolerance should be important to U!

Shear studs are typically specified at standard spacings. Where the beams are perpendicular to the deck, the profile geometry controls…

Design Guidance – Using VoidSafe®

Design Guidance – Using VoidSafe® Helpful Early Design Considerations What is VoidSafe® and why use it? Health and Safety considerations…

Totally LIT!

Totally LIT! Our Best Practice Data Sheets are no longer available… find out why? For many years we have provided…

Studs on raking beams – Stud placement and spacings

The quantity, or spacing, of shear studs on a composite steel beam is specified by the steel designer and shown…

Construction deflections with steel beams, metal decking and concrete slabs

This video demonstrates deflections during the construction phase of a steel frame building with metal deck and concrete slabs, and…

Steel fibre reinforcement – The same, but different!

Its been over 15 years since SMD partnered with ArcelorMittal Wire Solutions to develop and test the TAB-Deck® steel fibre…

When does a composite slab need additional bottom bars for fire?

In most situations composite slabs are designed for fire using only a light mesh reinforcement in the top of the…

Pre-studded beams

The importance of early design communication for pre-studded beams The shear stud provides an important function transferring forces between the…

Ferrules and concrete

In the last month, the technical helpdesk has seen an increase in queries about ceramic ferrules and concrete – so…

Composite slab design responsibility – Who’s responsible for what? And how can SMD help?

The word ‘design’ can mean different things to different people. In this article useful industry references are used to discuss…

Welded Shear Studs or Shot-fired Shear Connectors?

In steel-concrete composite construction, shear connectors, welded or shot-fired, play a crucial role in connecting the concrete slab to the…

Composite Slab Cantilevers

Safety over performance Maximum unpropped slab cantilevers are not entirely based on the performance of the deck or slab. The…

Why stud tolerance should be important to U!

Shear studs are typically specified at standard spacings. Where the beams are perpendicular to the deck, the profile geometry controls…

Design Guidance – Using VoidSafe®

Design Guidance – Using VoidSafe® Helpful Early Design Considerations What is VoidSafe® and why use it? Health and Safety considerations…

Totally LIT!

Totally LIT! Our Best Practice Data Sheets are no longer available… find out why? For many years we have provided…