Influence of Slenderness on High-Strength Rectangular Concrete-Filled Tubular Columns with Axial Load and Nonconstant Bending Moment
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 138, Issue 12
Abstract
Forty-nine experimental tests were conducted on rectangular and square tubular columns filled with high-strength concrete () subjected to axial load and a nonconstant bending moment distribution. The test parameters were the length (2, 3, and 4 m), the cross-section aspect ratio (square or rectangular), the wall thickness (4 or 5 mm), and the ratio of the top and bottom first-order eccentricities (1, 0.5, 0, and −0.5). The effect of slenderness combined with the influence of variable curvature is compared with the design loads from AISC 360-10 and Eurocode 4. The results show that, for the slender elements of this experimental campaign, both codes present a similar error close to 4%. The small error margin indicates that both standards are applicable to high-strength concrete, although the concrete tested is outside the upper bond of Eurocode 4 and AISC’s specifications. However, there are particular cases that present excessive unsafe errors. These errors correspond to the cases where the second-order effects are more important and are attributable to an overestimation of the flexural stiffness , which indicates that it needs correction.
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Acknowledgments
The authors express their gratitude to the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for help provided through Grant No. BIA2009_9411, to the Spanish Ministry of Education through Grant No. BIA2005-255, and the European Union for FEDER Funds.
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Received: Jul 26, 2011
Accepted: Feb 17, 2012
Published online: Feb 22, 2012
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