AS 2327.1:2003 PDF Download

The AS 2327.1:2003 standard provides guidelines for the design, detailing, and construction of simply supported composite beams. These beams consist of a steel beam and a concrete slab connected with shear connectors. The standard also includes applications where the slab incorporates profiled steel sheeting.

However, there are certain limitations to the scope of this standard. It does not cover the design of composite beams with steel elements less than 3 mm thick or a yield stress (fyb) exceeding 450 MPa. It also does not address composite beams with slab concrete exceeding a strength grade of 40 MPa, precast or prestressed slabs, beams with negative design moments, beams subjected to dynamic loads, road or railway bridges, or fatigue design.

Note 1 clarifies that while the standard doesn't cover steels with a yield strength greater than 450 MPa, it doesn't prohibit their use. Note 2 suggests referring to the BS 5950:3:1990 for the design of composite beams with negative design moments. Note 3 recommends consulting the HB 77 AUSTROADS Bridge Design Code for the design of composite bridge beams.