Structural Behavior of RC Foundation Connections for Hybrid FRP-Concrete-Steel Double-Skin Tubular Columns under Constant Axial Compression and Lateral Cyclic Loading
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 28, Issue 5
Abstract
During an earthquake, the casualties and economic loss due to infrastructure failure, such as bridges, are prohibitive. In addition, the deterioration in the steel reinforcements in bridges due to corrosion issues leads to significant structural damage and maintenance costs. As a novel form of composite structural member, hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-concrete‐steel double-skin tubular columns (DSTCs), which consist of an inner steel tube, an outer FRP tube, and a sandwich concrete layer between the two tubes, with enhanced corrosion and seismic resistance, could be employed as bridge members (e.g., bridge piers) in harsh environments, seismic zones, or both, to enhance the seismic resistance, and extend the serviceable life of the bridges, achieve a lower maintenance cost, or both. This paper presents an experimental study on the behavior of DSTC-to-RC foundation connections that are subjected to a combination of axial compression and lateral cyclic loading, with the embedment depth of the column footing, axial load ratio of DSTCs, thickness of FRP tubes, and the additional anchoring measures within the foundation connections as the main parameters to be explored. Based on the test results, design suggestions, which include the critical embedment depth of the column footing and reliable structural measures, were proposed for DSTC-to-RC foundation connections.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under project numbers 52378156, 51978281, and 51778246, the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Modern Civil Engineering Technology (Project number 2021B1212040003).
Author contributions: P. Xie for funding acquisition, project administration, and writing the original draft; Y.C. Zhou for the investigation, data curation, and visualization; G.M. Chen for conceptualization, funding acquisition, project administration, methodology, reviewing the writing, and editing; Y.H. Huang for data curation and visualization; and Y.S. Huang for data curation and visualization.
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Received: May 9, 2023
Accepted: Apr 26, 2024
Published online: Jul 22, 2024
Published in print: Oct 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Dec 22, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Architectural engineering
- Bridge columns
- Bridge components
- Bridge engineering
- Bridge foundations
- Bridges
- Bridges (by material)
- Building management
- Caissons
- Columns
- Connections (structural)
- Continuum mechanics
- Dynamic loads
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering mechanics
- Foundations
- Geotechnical engineering
- Lateral loads
- Maintenance and operation
- Solid mechanics
- Steel bridges
- Structural behavior
- Structural dynamics
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Wood bridges
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