Thank you all for the valuable input.
I am going to add studs above that required for composite, specify their location adjacent to the stiffener, and do a detailed analysis of the required load and stiffness.
Haynewp, my project is classified as IIIE, so I am slogging my way through the TI...
I am designing a building that needs to meet the requirements of UFC 4-023-03 "Design of Buildings to Resist Progressive Collapse".
One of the provisions in this manual requires that the floor framing be designed for a net uplift load equal to the self wt. DL + 0.5LL.
This results in huge...
I typically camber out 3/4 of precomposite DL if this value is greater than 3/4". Given the slight rotational stiffness of simple connections, I get a little concerned that if I camber for the full DL, my studs may start showing at midspan if the camber doesn't come out as I expect
