Clause 4.

8 Longitudinal Shear

NOTE: Uses SLS loads

Composite UC and Barrier Composite UC and Deck

V* 253 kN V* 260
T* 0.00 kNm T* 0.00
q* 0.00 kN/m q* 0.00
Torsion shear on on 0.00 kN Torsion shear on o 0.00
At 0.0114 m2 At 0.0114
yc 0.328 m yc 0.268
It 0.019614 m 4 It 0.001752
vL* 48.2 kN/m vL* 453.4

Shear Connector type: Bolts Shear Connector type:

Assumptions: Assumptions:
Deck f'c 30 Mpa Deck f'c 40
Shank dia. 20 mm Shank dia. 30
Height mm Height
fks 126 kN fks 283.5
No. of shear studs
No. of shear studs
0.41 required per 1.71
required per metre (on one flange) metre
No. per group 1 No. per group 2

Spacing between Spacing between

300 mm 600
groups groups

No. per metre 3 No. per metre 2

vLS 342.28608929 OK vLS 530.145

Design Shear capacity of studs in groups

kn 1.0760769515
fds 122.02712631 kN

fks Headed Studs

Diameter mm 20 25 32 40
22.2 103 121 127 127
19 75 89 93 93
15.9 53 62 65 65

fks High strength bolts

Size 20 25 32 40
M24 119 141 170 181
M20 83 98 118 126
 At = transformed concrete area only
V* = Vertical shear design load

kN
kNm
kN/m
kN
m2
m
m4
kN/m

Bolts

Mpa
mm
mm
kN

(on one flange)

mm

OK vL* shall not be greater than vLS by 10%

The size and spacing of the shear connectors at the end of each span shall be maintained for
at least 10% of the length of each span.