How this node works
The deck bears on the beam’s top flange; stud connectors welded through it (or to the flange) are embedded in the slab. They transfer the shear at the interface, making beam and slab a single composite beam.
Key points
- Concrete slab + mesh
- Profiled steel deck
- Steel beam
- Stud connector
- Bearing on the beam
- Stud embedded in the pour
Conceptual, language-neutral drawing for study and orientation — not an execution drawing. Dimensions and verifications belong to the designer.