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Composite Metal Deck Floor - MOE 1

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Jan 30, 2013
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I'm trying to hand verify the deflection of a new residential composite floor system design.
I designed it with one of Vulcraft design tools but the output seems sketchy. (5" total thickness concrete on 1 1/2" x 20 ga, L/900, 14 ft. span. - shored (obviously))
They provide the "Id". What modulus of elasticity should I be using in conjunction with this?

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You should be using the modulus of elasticity of the concrete steel (Revised per comments below).

Ec = wc^1.5*33*√f'c (ACI 318-14, Equation 19.2.2.1.a).

The value for Id also depends on Ec, so you'll want to make sure you're using the same value that they did.

SDI C-2017 (Calculation of Id found on page 41-43)

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Talked to Vulcraft. Apparently, need to be using E steel and not E concrete. That explains it.
 
The calculation referenced by PPE mentions a conversion to steel:

equa_sbs2m2.png
 
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