Computer aided design of composite beams

摘要

Steel and concrete both have some distinct advantages over each other. Composite construction is the technique, which utilizes advantages of both materials in the optimum manner. On the basis of efficiency of connection, composite beam may be designed for full interaction or partial interaction. Due to complicity in analysis and unavailability of set rules of design for partial interaction, generally composite beams are designed for full interaction. Design being an iterative procedure, is a laborious and time taking process. Computer Aided Design is the tool, which saves a lot of designer's time and provide more accurate results. The present paper deals with the development of the software 'COMPBEAM-2001' for the design of steel-concrete composite beams. The program prepared in 'C' language is interactive and quite flexible in nature. Design is based on limit state approach. Recommendations of Indian Standard, IS: 11384-1985 are built in.