Effort has been given using non-linear 3D FEM program to predict the punching shear
failure mechanism and its strength of steel-concrete open sandwich slabs with stud. In the
analysis the stud is modeled by link element whose constitutive model is derived from the
authors' experimental study. The results show very good agreement between the analytical
and experimental values. Punching shear failure phenomena is carefully examined in the
analysis observing predicted concrete cracking pattern and concrete crushing