Research Article

Failure Modes and Resistance of Perforated Steel Rib Shear Connectors under Uplift Forces

Table 1

Specimen characteristics and material properties.

LabelForceRib typeNumber of holesd (mm)ds (mm)fy,rib (MPa)fy,bar (MPa)fcu (MPa) (MPa)fc (MPa)Ec (MPa)

S-1ShearPlain2501436545051.843.04.640600
T-1UpliftPlain1
T-2UpliftL-shaped1