A REVIEW ON THE USE OF TIMBER-CONCRETE COMPOSITE FLOORS IN BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES

Fahriye Hilal HALICIOGLU ¹ , BERNA YÜREKLI²

This paper presents implementation opportunities of timber-concrete composite floors in buildings and bridges. The timber-concrete composite (TCC) system is a construction technique. Timber-concrete composite floor is a system composed of timber beams and a concrete slab using some connection techniques. In this system, the structural performance of the timber and concrete elements depends largely on the properties of the composite behavior. Timber-concrete composite floors have been used in the renovation of the floors of existing timber buildings, new building construction and bridge construction. This kind of composite system is mainly preferred in the United States, Australia, and European Countries. It is not used in the Turkish construction industry. Hence, the aim of this paper is to review timber-concrete composite system used in the construction applications. To that end, the structural design and construction features of this kind of composite system are found out through reviewing the literature on timber-concrete composite system. In this paper, the use of timber-concrete composite floors in the construction of buildings and bridges is examined and presented some examples of applications.

Keywords
Timber-Concrete Composite System, Floors, Timber, Concrete, Buildings,