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Thermal in-plane stability of concrete-filled steel tubular arches.
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International Journal of Mechanical Sciences . Nov2019, Vol. 163, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- • In-plane response of CFST arches under thermal and mechanical loading is studied. • Analytical solutions for elastic anti-symmetric buckling loads are derived. • Novel numerical method proposed for inelastic pre-buckling analysis. • Inelastic buckling strength investigated using Finite-Element Analysis. • Thermal loading is found to reduce buckling strength of CFST arches. This paper analytically and numerically investigates the pre-buckling response and in-plane stability boundaries of circular concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) arches subjected to combined thermal and mechanical loading. The governing non-linear equations of equilibrium are obtained using energy methods and both elastic and inelastic material behaviour is considered. A novel mechanically derived non-discretisation numerical method is proposed for the pre-buckling analysis. The stress-strain relation of the confining steel tube is described using a bi-linear plasticity model, and an inelastic material model is adopted for the concrete core which considers the effects of confinement and transient thermal strain. The result is a system of first-order differential equations which can be numerically solved with known boundary conditions including fixed ends, pinned ends or crowned-pinned cases. Closed-form solutions are presented for the elastic anti-symmetric bifurcation loads, whilst the inelastic anti-symmetric buckling strength was studied using finite element (FE) analysis. The FE model is verified by comparison to the derived analytical and numerical models which show a high level of agreement. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis is conducted which explores the influence of the constitutive material law for the concrete core and contact model for the steel-concrete interface on critical buckling loads. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207403
- Volume :
- 163
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139310980
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.105130