Objective Steel or composite beams with large openings through the webs of the steel sections are commonly used and large service ducts are passed through the openings. The integration of services within the beam depth is important in order to minimise the floor zone in long span construction. The research will include test on composite beams with large rectangular and circular openings in regions of high shear. The tests will evaluate the local bending resistance, and issues such as control of local buckling and the effectiveness of web stiffeners. Design recommendations as well as simplified design tables will be presented for scheme design. Practical issues of fire resistance and service integration of this design guidance will lead to the greater use of long span construction with facility for service integration. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) F6 - Steel structures Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator RWTH - INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION EU contribution No data Address Mies-van-der-Rohe Strasse 1 52074 AACHEN Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Centre Technique Industriel de la Construction Métallique France EU contribution No data Address Domaine de Saint-Paul 78470 Saint-Rémy-ls-Chevreuse See on map Total cost No data LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECNOLOGY Sweden EU contribution No data Address 97187 LULEÅ See on map Total cost No data PROFILARBED-RECHERCHES Luxembourg EU contribution No data Address 66, rue de Luxembourg 4221 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE See on map Total cost No data Steel Construction Institute United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Silwood Park SL5 7QN Ascot See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
