This presentation summaries research work carried out to investigate the structural behaviour of composite beam -column joint with steel beams and precast hollowcore slabs. A finite element model to simulate the structural behaviour of the composite beam was described and used to study the structural behaviour of the composite joints specially the moment-rotation characteristics. Parametric studies with various parameters such as beam sizes, thickness of the endplate, thickness of column web and stud spacing were carried out and results from the studies are presented.

Speaker
Dr. Dennis Lam, Director of Research for the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds, UK.