Concrete deck for an integrated building system assembly platform

Abstract

Embodiments of a method for constructing a floor in a steel framed building are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes placing a modular concrete deck platform on horizontal beams and girders of a steel framed building, the modular concrete deck platform having a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building. Shear connector openings located on the sides of the modular concrete deck expose a portion of the top surface. The shear connector openings are recesses on side surfaces of the modular concrete deck platform and a shear connector rebar extends out of each shear connector opening. The method further includes, after the modular concrete deck platform is placed on the horizontal beams and girders, attaching shear connections to the horizontal beams and girders of the steel framed building in the exposed portion of the top surface and within the closed loop.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for constructing a floor in a steel framed building, the method comprising:
 placing a modular concrete deck platform on horizontal beams and girders of a steel framed building, the modular concrete deck platform having a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building, wherein the beams and girders outline the perimeter of the bay,   wherein the placing the modular concrete deck platform comprises placing perimeter edges of a bottom surface of the modular concrete deck platform on a portion of a top surface of the beams and girders, and wherein shear connector openings on sides of the modular concrete deck expose a portion of the top surface, wherein the shear connector openings are recesses on side surfaces of the modular concrete deck platform, and wherein a shear connector rebar comprising an extension of reinforcing bar extending out of each shear connector opening and back into each shear connector opening and the shear connector openings forms a closed loop; and   after placing the modular concrete deck platform on the horizontal beams and girders of the steel framed building, attaching shear connections to the horizontal beams and girders of the steel framed building in the exposed portion of the top surface and within the closed loop.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising filling the shear connector openings with a grout after attaching the shear connections to the horizontal beams and girders of the steel framed building. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising placing a second modular concrete deck platform adjacent to the modular concrete deck platform, wherein the placing the second modular concrete deck platform comprises placing perimeter edges of a bottom surface of the second modular concrete deck platform on a portion of a top surface of the beams and girders, wherein an edge of the modular concrete deck platform and an edge of the second modular concrete deck platform each rest on portions of the same beam.