Tests and calculations for hollow structural steel (HSS) stub columns filled with self-consolidating concrete (SCC)

Lin Hai Han, Guo Huang Yao, Xiao Ling Zhao

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Abstract

The behaviour of self-consolidating concrete (SCC) filled hollow structural steel (HSS) stub columns subjected to an axial load was investigated experimentally. A total of 50 specimens were tested. The main parameters varied in the tests are: (1) sectional types: circular and square; (2) steel yielding strength: from 282 to 404 MPa; and (3) tube diameter or width to wall thickness ratio (D / t or B / t): from 30 to 134. A mechanics model is developed in this paper for concrete-filled HSS stub columns. A unified theory is described whereby a confinement factor (ξ) is introduced to describe the composite action of the steel tube and the filled concrete. The predicted load versus deformation relationship was in good agreement with test results. The theoretical model was used to investigate the influence of important parameters that determine the ultimate strength of the composite columns. The parametric and experimental studies provide information for the development of formulae for the calculation of the ultimate strength and the axial load versus axial strain curves of the composite columns. Comparisons are made with predicted stub column strengths using the existing codes, such as ACI-1999, AISC-LRFD-1999, AIJ-1997, BS5400-1979 and EC4-1994.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1241-1269
Number of pages29
JournalJournal of Constructional Steel Research
Volume61
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Composite action
  • Composite columns
  • Concrete
  • Confinement factor
  • Design
  • Hollow sections
  • Sectional capacity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Metals and Alloys

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