Composite Buildings

Composite construction is the most modern and effective construction method for urban buildings. It is perfectly harmonized with all international guidelines for sustainable development, supported by ongoing technological developments in steel processing, modern building materials and the countless architectural solutions provided by the steel. Over the past decades many significant buildings demonstrate the innovation and the multiple benefits offered by composite construction methods.

CCS, having invested many man-years in research and development in composite structures, has the necessary expertise to provide advanced software applications for structural engineers, as well as consultancy services for manufacturers of building materials such as steel sheets for composite floors.

Applications for analysis and design of composite buildings:

EC4 Composite: Software tools for the accurate design of composite structural elements (beams, slabs and columns) according to Eurocode 4.
Expert Composite: A new application, which automates the process of analysis and design according of Eurocode 4 and dramatically reduces the time required to complete the study of composite buildings.

Composite Construction:

Composite construction is one of the most widely used construction method in Europe. It is considered to be the most efficient construction method for urban areas.

This type of construction is according to international regulations for sustainable development, it is supported by the constant evolution of the materials process and the multiple architectural solutions that steel offers as a construction element. In almost every European country significant composite structures have built over the recent years.

The study of a composite structure involves the use of different parts of Eurocodes such as EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4 and EC8. In addition there are special requirements and additional computations in comparison to a concrete or steel structure.

Until lately, the design engineer was forced to use disparate software applications in order to complete the design of a composite multistory structure according to the corresponding regulations.

CCS has many years experience in research and development of software solutions for steel structures. The culmination of this experience is EXPERT Composite.

With EXPERT Composite, the design engineer obtains a modern and automated tool that significantly reduces the time and effort required for the analysis and design of composite and steel multistory structures.

Advantages:

Rapid erection that enables the immediate exploitation of the structure and offers an immediate return on investment.
Possibilities for several different architectural choices.
Large openings that result in increase of the usable area and multiple usage options.
Improvement of sound and thermal insulation capabilities.
Reduction of the total foundation volume due to significantly lighter structures that result from composite construction.
Improved structure behavior under seismic loading.
Reduced total slab depth that results in reduction of the total height of the structure for the same number of storeys or greater number of storeys for the same height.
Contribution to the improvement of the built environment.
Reduction of the demolition cost and increased recyclability of materials.