Elastic Seismic Response of Steel-Concrete Composite Frames with Partial Interaction

The finite element formulations of steel-concrete composite (SCC) beams considering interlayer slip with end shear restraint is established. Elastic seismic response of SCC frame structures under different shear connection stiffness and slip boundary conditions are examined. The influences of the shear connection stiffness and the slip boundary condition on elastic seismic response are analyzed. With the shear connection stiffness increasing, the free vibration frequencies increase and the seismic responses decrease. The natural vibration properties of SCC frame structures and seismic responses are also significantly affected by the slip boundary condition, and it should be properly imposed on all composite beams in seismic response analysis.