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No. Title Page No.

1. Introduction 1-11
1.1 General 1
1.2 History 2
1.3 Components of Composite Deck 3
1.3.1 Process of Cold Forming 3
1.3.2 Profiled Decking Types 3
1.3.3 Steel to Concrete Connection 4
1.3.4 Embossments in Composite Deck 5
1.4 Composite Deck Construction 6
1.4.1 Installation of Profile Deck 6
1.4.2 Installation of Concrete 6
1.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Composite Deck 8
1.6 Motivation of the Research 8
1.7 Objectives and Scope of Work 9
1.8 Original Contribution by the Thesis 10
1.9 Limitations 10
1.10 Organization of Thesis 10

2. Review of Literature 12-26

2.1 Studies on Composite Deck 12
2.2 Review on Analytical and Numerical Studies 12
2.3 Review on Experimental Studies 16
2.4 Summary of Literature Review 23
2.5 Critical Review 24
2.5.1. Critical Review: Analytical and Numerical Studies 24
2.5.2 Critical Review: Full-Scale Test 24
2.5.3 Critical Review: Small Scale Test 25
2.6 Concept in the Present Work 25
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3. Behaviour of Composite Deck 27-37

3.1 General 27
3.2 Assumptions in Composite Analysis 27
3.3 Behavior of Composite Deck 28
3.4 Degree of Interaction 29
3.4.1 No Interaction-Case-A 30
3.4.2 Full Interaction- Case-B 30
3.4.3 Partial Interaction- Case-C 30
3.5 Flexural Capacity of Composite Deck 31
3.6 Composite Deck Failure 32
3.6.1 Sequence of Failure 32
3.6.2. Regions of Failure 32
3.7 Design as Per Euro Standard 34
3.7.1 Resistance to Flexure 34
3.7.2. Resistance to Vertical Shear 36
3.7.3. Resistance to Longitudinal Slip 36
3.7.4 Deflection 37

4. Studies on International Standards and Parametric Variations 38-59

4.1 General 38
4.2 Objective of Code Based and Parametric Studies 38
4.3 Composite Deck: Materials 39
4.3.1 Concrete 39
4.3.2 Structural Steel as Profiled Steel Sheeting 39
4.3.3 Reinforcing Steel 40
4.4 International Standards : Overview 40
4.5 General Criteria: Geometrical and Material Parameters 42
4.5.1 British Standard 42

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4.5.2 American Standard 42

4.5.3 Euro Standards 43
4.6 General Recommendations for Construction of Composite Deck 44
4.7 Design Criteria: British Standard 46
4.7.1 Flexural Capacity 46
4.7.2 Vertical Shear Capacity 47
4.7.3 Longitudinal Bond capacity 47
4.7.4 Deflection 48
4.8 Design Criteria: American Standard 48
4.8.1 Flexural Capacity 48
4.8.2 One-way Shear Strength 50
4.8.3 Deck Deflection 50
4.9 Design Criteria: Euro Standard 51
4.9.1 Flexural capacity 51
4.10 Flexural Capacity: Indian Standard Stress Block 52
4.11 Comparison of International Standards for Flexural Capacity 53
4.12 Problem Formulation: ComFlor Software and Euro Standards 54
4.12.1 ComFlor Software 54
4.13 Parametric Study 55
4.13.1 Neutral Axis Factor 55
4.14 Results and Discussions 58

5. Experimental Studies on Composite Deck 60-87

5.1 General 60
5.1.1 Objective of Experimental Studies 60
5.2 Experimental Investigation 61
5.3 Three Wavelengths Composite Deck Specimen 61
5.3.1 Material Properties and Interface properties 62

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5.3.2 Experimental Set up and Instrumentation 64

5.3.3 Significant Observations : Three Wavelength Specimen 69
5.4 One Wavelength Composite Deck Specimen 72
5.4.1 Material Properties and Interface Topologies 73
5.4.2 Experimental Set up and Instrumentation 77
5.4.3 Significant Observations : One wavelength Specimen 81
5.5 Results and Discussions 85
5.5.1 Results and Discussions: Three Wavelength Composite Deck 85
5.5.2 Results and Discussions: One Wavelength Composite Deck 85

6. Analytical Studies on Composite Deck 88-99

6.1 General 88
6.2 Objective of Analytical Studies with Composite Action 88
6.3 Composite Action in Deck 89
6.4 Analytical Approaches for Flexural Capacity 89
6.4.1 Full Interaction 90
6.4.2 No Interaction 90
6.4.3 First Yield Approach 90
6.4.4 Luttrell Lug Approach 92
6.4.5 Modified Composite Beam Approach 93
6.5 Results: Analytical Approach 94
6.6 Discussions: Analytical Approach 95
6.7 Comparison of Analytical and Experimental Flexural capacity 96
6.8 Discussions: Analytical and Experimental Flexural Capacity 98

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7. Conclusions 100-103

7.1 Summary 100

7.2 Conclusions 101
7.3 Recommendations and Major Contributions 102
7.4 Future Scope of Research 103

List of References 104

List of Award and Publications 108

Appendix: A.1-A.3 109-138

A. 1 Flexural Resistance of Composite Deck: 109-122

International Standards and 'ComFlor' Software
A. 2 Interface Topologies and Failure of Composite Deck 123-129
A. 3 Analytical Approaches Considering Composite Action 130-138