Flexural Performance and Moment Connection of Concrete-Filled GFRP Tube–Encased Steel I-Sections
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 16, Issue 5
Abstract
A hybrid system, concrete-filled fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) tube (CFFT)-encased steel I-section, is introduced. The embedded steel section enhances flexural strength and stiffness, and provides a pseudoductile behavior. It also facilitates connection of the CFFT member to footings or other members. Phase I of the experimental program addresses the flexural behavior of the system through ten beam specimens, including steel and CFFT control specimens. The glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) tubes varied in thickness and laminate structure. The steel section enhanced performance considerably, especially pseudoductility, in tubes with cross-ply laminates, in which a significant sustained reserved strength remains stable over large deflections on fracture of the tube. CFFTs with angle-ply tubes showed a considerable inherent ductility on their own, in which case, adding the steel section enhanced strength and stiffness only. Phase II addresses a moment connection through five cantilever tests. The connections consist of steel base plates welded to the steel sections, which are embedded into the CFFT members at various length ()-to-span-length () ratios ranging from 0.1 to 1.0. Three distinct failure modes are observed. At () ratios of up to 0.17, premature bond failure occurs. At ratios of 0.17 to 0.47, the CFFT member achieves flexural tension failure of the tube just beyond the free end of the steel section. Beyond a 0.47 ratio, the full plastic hinge capacity is developed at the fixed end. A simple design-oriented model that predicts strengths at the full range of () ratios is developed and validated.
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Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 16 • Issue 5 • October 2012
Pages: 604 - 613
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© 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Sep 29, 2011
Accepted: Jan 31, 2012
Published online: Feb 3, 2012
Published in print: Oct 1, 2012
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