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4 - 81 A.4 Worked Example – Simply supported, primary composite beam 1 of 13 Made by AL Date 08/2009 Calculation sheet Checked by AB Date 08/2009 4. Simply Supported, Primary Composite Beam This example shows the design of a composite beam of a multi-storey building, as shown in Figure A.6. The supporting beams are not propped and the profiled steel sheeting is parallel to the primary beam. 6,0 m 6,0 m 9,0 m 3,0 m 3,0 m Figure A.6 Floor arrangement where the primary beam of this example is located The secondary beams are represented by two concentrated loads as shown in Figure A.7: 1 1 1 1 1 Lateral restraints at the construction stage Figure A.7 Loads applied to the primary beam