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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2015.15.2.141

Effect of tube area on the behavior of concrete filled tubular columns  

Gupta, P.K. (Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)
Verma, V.K. (Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)
Khaudhair, Ziyad A. (Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)
Singh, Heaven (Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)
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Computers and Concrete / v.15, no.2, 2015 , pp. 141-166 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the present study, a Finite Element Model has been developed and used to study the effect of diameter to wall thickness ratio (D/t) of steel tube filled with concrete under axial loading on its behavior and load carrying capacity. The model is verified by comparing its findings with available experimental results. Influence of thickness and area of steel tube on strength, ductility, confinement and failure mode shapes has been studied. Strength enhancement factors, load factor, confinement contribution, percentage of steel and ductility index are defined and introduced for the assessment. A parametric study by varying length and thickness of tube has been carried out. Diameter of tube kept constant and equals to 140 mm while thickness has been varied between 1 mm and 6 mm. Equations were developed to find out the ultimate load and confined concrete strength of concrete. Variation of lateral confining pressure along the length of concrete cylinder was obtained and found that it varies along the length. The increase in length of tubes has a minimal effect on strength of tube but it affects the failure mode shapes. The findings indicate that optimum use of materials can be achieved by deciding the thickness of steel tube. A better ductility index can be obtained with the use of higher thickness of tube.
Keywords
concrete filled steel tube (CFST); ductility; confinement; strength; finite element method;
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