Overview of Composite Beam Used in Structural Engineering
Composite beams are structural members that are made out of two or more than two dissimilar materials joined together to work like a single unit. An example in structural engineering is the steel-concrete composite beam. Here, a steel wide-flange shape is attached to a concrete slab floor. The different kinds of composite beam are: steel-wood, plastic-concrete and wood-concrete. You may also see advanced composite materials like concrete. Composite beams as defined here vary vastly from beams made from fiber-reinforced polymer materials.