Shear capacity of C-shaped and L-shaped angle shear connectors

• Main Authors: Tahmasbi, Farzad, Malek, Shervin, Shariati, Mahdi, Ramli Sulong, Nor Hafizah, Md. Tahir, Mahmood
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/70488/1/MahmoodMd.Tahir2016_ShearcapacityofC-shaped.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/70488/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156989
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper investigates the behaviour of C-shaped and L-shaped angle shear connectors embedded in solid concrete slabs. An effective finite element model is proposed to simulate the push out tests of these shear connectors that encompass nonlinear material behaviour, large displacement and damage pl...