Performance Evaluation for Steel Wire-Integrated Deck Plate according to Location of Lattice End

Abstract

Recently, for the decreased work term and the convenience of construction work, the steel wire-integrated deck plate has been widely used in practice. Generally, in steel wire-integrated deck plate, lattice end is welded with upper deformed bar, therefore, only galvanized sheet iron bears the shear force without the vertical bar. But the galvanized sheet iron isn't strong enough, so the lattice end is shifted onto the top of the steel beam. Therefore, tests have been conducted on 24 specimens with several experiment variables to evaluate the structural safety of the proposed deck plate system during the construction step. The test results show that the lattice end on the steel beam effectively deals with the shear force.