Reducing carbon emissions in the construction sector is essential in a period of climate
emergency. Disassembly and reuse of structural members are considered to reduce the …

The development of demountable shear connectors for composite beams is receiving
increasing attention, aiming at facilitating the disassembly and reuse of structural …

Circular Economy refers to a move from linear business models, in which products are
manufactured from raw materials, used and then discarded, to circular business models …

Mechanical shear connectors are commonly used to transfer longitudinal shear forces
across the steel-concrete interface in composite beams. Steel pipe as a new shear …

Prefabricated steel-concrete composite beams, which consist of steel beams, prefabricated
reinforced concrete (RC) slabs, as well as shear connectors, are getting widely used in …

Cold-formed steel (CFS) products are extremely versatile and can be used in multiple
applications. To further extend their applicability, this investigation assesses the structural …

Current building design practices largely focus on operational efficiency and initial material
optimisation in the pursuit of sustainable construction. These short-term carbon savings are …

The high-strength bolt shear connector in prefabricated concrete slab has advantages in
applications as it reduces time during the construction of steel-concrete composite building …

In order to promote sustainable steel-concrete composite structures, special shear
connectors that can facilitate deconstruction are needed. A lockbolt demountable shear …

This paper presents the results of a detailed experimental, numerical and analytical study to
investigate the flexural bending performance of prefabricated demountable composite …