1. Axial partial compressive behavior of round-ended concrete-filled steel tubular columns.
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Wang, Zhi-Bin, Zhuo, Xue-Rong, Tan, Ee Loon, Wang, Jing-Feng, and Wang, Bing-Kun
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COMPOSITE columns , *FINITE element method , *ULTIMATE strength , *STRESS concentration , *IRON & steel columns , *DESIGN techniques - Abstract
The paper conducted 19 partially and 5 fully loaded tests on round-ended concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns. These tests revealed that the ultimate strengths of round-ended CFST columns under partial load declined as the cross-sectional aspect ratio or partial compression area ratio increased. However, the use of a top plate effectively enhanced their ultimate strengths. In addition, a finite element model (FEM) was utilized to generate 487 large-size models to explore the confinement effect, stress distribution, and parametric effects. Since there are no specific design standards available for round-ended CFST columns, the paper has evaluated the applicability of design methods provided in Eurocode 4, AISC 360–16, and Chinese code GB50396 which are intended for circular, square, or elliptical CFST columns for round-ended CFST columns under partial load. However, these existing design techniques showed inaccurate and dispersed resistance predictions for round-ended CFST columns. Therefore, an effective simplified method for forecasting the resistance predictions of round-ended CFST columns under the partial load has been proposed based on the testing results and FEM analysis. • For the first time, partial compression tests of 19 round-ended CFST columns were conducted. • The top endplate can be used to effectively enhance its partial compression resistance. • As the cross-sectional aspect ratio increase, the load-carrying capacity falls. • Exiting design methods are not applicable to partially loaded round-ended CFST columns. • For the first time, a simplified model for their partial compression resistance was proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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