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Figure 3: Wide spans with composite beams in |
Figure 4: Stud welding in the mass production of composite beams
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Beams for multi-storey car parks are already bent to the required shape and fitted with shear connectors in the factory (figure 4), so that, following assembly, only the joint must be filled with special mortar. Steel loops encased In concrete fit smoothly around the shear connectors. | ||||||||||||
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Figure 5. Joint between two ceiling slabs in a multi-storey car park, before pouring the mortar
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