| Group | Shear pan to depth ratio (a/d) | Beam | Lay-up of the flanges | Lay-up of the web |
| A | 2 | S1 | Steel beam | | S-A-1 | (0, 90, 02, 90) | (0, 90, −45, 45)s | S-A-2 | (0, 90, 03, 90) | (0, 90, −45, 45)s | S-A-3 | (0, 90, 04, 90) | (0, 90, −45, 45)s |
| B | 1 | S2 | Steel beam | | S-B-1 | (0, 90, 02, 90) | (0, 90, −45, 45)s | S-B-2 | (0, 90, 02, 90) | (0, 90, 45, 45)s | S-B-3 | (0, 90, 02, 90) | (0, 90, 60)s | S-B-4 | (0, 90, 02, 90) | (0, 90, 60, 60)s |
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