Experimental Behavior and Design of High-Strength Circular Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Short Columns
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 146, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper investigates the behavior of high-strength circular concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) short columns. An experimental database consisting of 87 tests conducted on high-strength circular CFST short columns was compiled, and gaps in the existing research were identified. A total of 20 tests were then conducted to address the gaps in the database. The test parameters were the diameter-to-thickness ratio of the steel tubes , the yield stress of steel , and the compressive strength of concrete . The tests indicated that the strength of high-strength circular CFST short columns increases with increasing and , but decreases with increasing . All tested high-strength circular CFST short columns had acceptable ductility. Four of the specimens did not have any strength degradation, while the other 16 specimens retained at least 70% of their strength at strains of 5%. Results from the tests conducted in this research were combined with those from the compiled database; the combined results were used to evaluate the applicability of current design equations for estimating the cross-sectional strength of high-strength circular CFST columns. The evaluations indicated that the Japanese code provides the most accurate estimation.
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Acknowledgments
The research presented in this paper was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51578756) and by the Program for Innovative Research Teams in Science and Technology in Fujian Province University. The support is gratefully acknowledged.
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Received: Nov 21, 2018
Accepted: May 13, 2019
Published online: Nov 13, 2019
Published in print: Jan 1, 2020
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