Experimental investigation of cold-formed stainless steel tubular T-joints

This paper describes a test program on a wide range of cold-formed stainless steel welded tubular T-joints fabricated from square and rectangular hollow section brace and chord members. A total of 22 tests was performed. High strength stainless steel (duplex and high strength austenitic) and normal strength stainless steel (AISI 304) specimens were tested. The tests were performed by supporting the chord member of the specimen along its entire length with the pure concentrated force applied to the chord face by the brace member. The ratio of brace width to chord width (β) of the specimens varied from 0.5 to 1.0 so that failure modes of chord face failure and chord side wall failure were observed. The test results were compared with the design procedures in the Australian/New Zealand Standard for stainless steel structures, CIDECT and Eurocode design rules for carbon steel structures. It is shown that the design strengths predicted by the current design specifications are conservative for the test specimens calculated using the 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.5% and 1.0% proof stresses as the yield stresses. The 0.2% proof stress is comparatively more reasonable to predict the design strengths of stainless steel welded tubular T-joints for both ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state. In this study, it is shown that the ultimate limit state controls rather than the serviceability limit state for most of the test specimens.     

冷弯不锈钢管T形节点的试验研究

对冷弯不锈钢管T形节点进行试验研究,这些节点由方矩形中空截面的支撑和弦杆构成。对高强不锈钢（双相和高强度奥氏体）和普通强度不锈钢（AISI304）构件进行了测试,共进行了22个试验。试验方法：将支撑对弦杆正面所导致的全部集中力,沿试件长度施加到弦杆上。支撑和弦杆的宽度比值（β）范围为0.5～1.0,这样可以观察到弦杆正面和侧面的失效模式。将试验结果与采用澳大利亚/新西兰不锈钢结构设计标准、CIDECT和欧洲碳素钢结构设计规范的设计方法相对比。对比结果显示：采用0.1%,0.2%,0.5%和1.0%的弹性极限应力作为屈服应力,按照这些规范计算出来的设计强度略微保守。相对而言,0.2%的弹性极限应力比较适用于预测不锈钢管T形节点在使用和极限状态下的设计强度。     

Experimental investigation and design of round ended elliptical steel tubular T-joints under axial compression

圆端形椭圆钢管是一种融合圆形和矩形截面特征优势的构件，其圆端部分可以提供良好约束，矩形部分可实现快捷连接，在桁架结构中有着良好的应用前景，然而目前尚缺乏有关圆端形椭圆钢管相贯节点的受力性能研究。为此，通过对13根圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点开展轴压性能试验，研究相贯类型、主支管径比、主支管夹角和是否填充混凝土等对其破坏模式、承载力、初始刚度和延性等力学性能的影响，明确圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点在支管受压作用下相较圆形或矩形钢管相贯节点的承载特征差异，揭示相贯节点的受力机理，提出圆端形椭圆钢管相贯节点的轴压承载力计算式。研究结果表明，圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点表现出良好的轴压性能；支管与主管圆弧段连接的相贯节点轴压承载力分别为圆形或矩形钢管相贯节点的1.07~1.66倍，具有明显的承载优势；主管填充混凝土可使圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点的轴压承载力和初始刚度分别提高75.5%~103.4%和11.9%~60.6%；通过试验结果验证，提出的轴压承载力计算式可较准确地评估圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点的轴压承载力。     

圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点轴压性能试验研究与承载力计算

圆端形椭圆钢管是一种融合圆形和矩形截面特征优势的构件,其圆端部分可以提供良好约束,矩形部分可实现快捷连接,在桁架结构中有着良好的应用前景,然而目前尚缺乏有关圆端形椭圆钢管相贯节点的受力性能研究。为此,通过对13根圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点开展轴压性能试验,研究相贯类型、主支管径比、主支管夹角和是否填充混凝土等对其破坏模式、承载力、初始刚度和延性等力学性能的影响,明确圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点在支管受压作用下相较圆形或矩形钢管相贯节点的承载特征差异,揭示相贯节点的受力机理,提出圆端形椭圆钢管相贯节点的轴压承载力计算式。研究结果表明,圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点表现出良好的轴压性能;支管与主管圆弧段连接的相贯节点轴压承载力分别为圆形或矩形钢管相贯节点的1.07～1.66倍,具有明显的承载优势;主管填充混凝土可使圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点的轴压承载力和初始刚度分别提高75.5%～103.4%和11.9%～60.6%;通过试验结果验证,提出的轴压承载力计算式可较准确地评估圆端形椭圆钢管T形相贯节点的轴压承载力。     

Design of cold-formed stainless steel tubular T- and X-joints

This paper describes the numerical investigation of cold-formed stainless steel tubular T-joints, X-joints and X-joints with chord preload using finite element analysis. The stainless steel joints were fabricated from square hollow section (SHS) and rectangular hollow section (RHS) brace and chord members. The geometric and material nonlinearities of stainless steel tubular joints were carefully incorporated in the finite element models. The joint strengths, failure modes as well as load-deformation curves of stainless steel tubular joints were obtained from the numerical analysis. The nonlinear finite element models were calibrated against experimental results of cold-formed stainless steel SHS and RHS tubular T- and X-joints. Good agreement between the experimental and finite element analysis results was achieved. Therefore, an extensive parametric study of 172 T- and X-joints was then carried out using the verified finite element models to evaluate the effects of the strength and behaviour of cold-formed stainless steel tubular joints. The joint strengths obtained from the parametric study and tests were compared with the current design strengths calculated using the Australian/New Zealand Standard for stainless steel structures, CIDECT and Eurocode design rules for carbon steel tubular structures. Furthermore, design formulae of cold-formed stainless steel tubular T- and X-joints are proposed. A reliability analysis was performed to assess the reliability of the current and proposed design rules. It is shown that the design strengths calculated using the proposed equations are generally more accurate and reliable than those calculated using the current design rules.     

冷弯不锈钢管T型及X型节点设计

采用有限元方法,对冷弯不锈钢方管、矩形管支撑和弦杆中的T型、X型及预应力X型节点进行数值分析。考虑几何非线性和材料非线性,获得节点承载力、破坏模式及荷载-位移曲线。利用试验结果,对T型、X型矩形管、方管节点的非线性有限元模型进行修正,直到有限元结果和试验结果足够吻合。采用修正后的有限元模型对172个T型、X型节点进行参数分析,研究冷弯不锈钢管节点强度和性能的影响。将数值分析和试验中获得的节点承载力与按规范计算的设计承载力进行对比。对不锈钢管结构,采用澳大利亚规范、新西兰规范计算;对碳素钢管结构,采用国际管结构发展与研究委员会设计规范和欧洲设计规范计算。通过可靠性分析,分别评价本文提出的设计方法和现有规范的可靠度。结果表明:采用本文方法计算的设计承载力更准确、更可靠。     

Tests and behaviour of cold-formed stainless steel tubular X-joints

The paper presents a series of tests on cold-formed stainless steel tubular X-joints. The tubular X-joint specimens were tested without chord preload as well as with three different levels of preload applied to the chord members. The test specimens were fabricated from square and rectangular hollow sections as brace and chord members. A total of 32 tests was performed. High strength stainless steel (duplex and high strength austenitic) and normal strength stainless steel (AISI 304) specimens were tested. The test results were compared with the design strengths obtained using the CIDECT Guide and Eurocode for carbon steel structures. It is shown that the design strengths predicted by the current design specifications are very conservative for the test specimens calculated using the 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.5% and 1.0% proof stresses as the yield stresses. The 0.2% proof stress is comparatively more reasonable to predict the design strengths of stainless steel tubular X-joints for both ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state.     

钢管混凝土T形相贯节点应力集中系数研究

通过对钢管混凝土T形相贯节点的试验和有限元分析,研究了在轴向荷载和平面内弯矩作用下节点的应力集中系数。结果表明：轴向荷载作用下钢管相贯节点的应力集中系数分布不均匀,而钢管混凝土相贯节点分布较均匀,主管内填混凝土有效降低了相贯节点的应力集中系数,同时也将热点的位置由鞍点变为冠点;平面内弯矩作用下钢管相贯节点主管的应力集中系数分布不均匀,而钢管混凝土相贯节点主管分布较均匀,主管内填混凝土有效降低了主管的应力集中系数,两者支管相差不大;主管轴力对节点的应力集中系数影响较大,进行轴向压力和平面内弯矩作用下节点的应力集中系数计算时,应考虑到主管轴压比的影响;现行规范对于钢管相贯节点应力集中系数的计算公式并不适用于钢管混凝土相贯节点。基于强度等效的原则,提出了改进的应力集中系数计算公式,计算结果和试验结果吻合较好。     

Square hollow section (SHS) T-joints with concrete-filled chords subjected to in-plane fatigue loading in the brace

In recent years, there has been an increased use of concrete-filled composite tubular joints in bridge construction. The reliability of these joints under fatigue therefore need to be investigated to avoid any catastrophic failures. In this paper, hollow section T-joints made up of square hollow section (SHS) chords and braces are investigated. The chords of the SHS–SHS T-joints were concrete-filled thereby forming welded composite tubular T-joints. The SHS–SHS T-joints with concrete-filled chords were strain gauged and tested under static loading to determine stress concentration factors (SCFs) at hot spot locations, where cracks are likely to propagate. Fatigue tests of the welded composite joints were also carried out under cyclic in-plane bending in the brace to obtain stress range vs. number of cycles (S–N) data. The maximum stress concentration factor (SCF) at hot spot locations in a welded composite tubular T-joint was found to be generally lower than the maximum SCF in an empty (or called unfilled) hollow section SHS–SHS T-joint. Fatigue failure in welded composite tubular T-joints occurred through the initiation and propagation of cracks at weld toes in either the chord or brace member, with the majority of tests exhibiting the first visual crack at weld toes in the chord. The welded composite tubular T-joints were found to have better fatigue strength compared to the empty hollow section SHS–SHS T-joints. Design rules are recommended for the SHS–SHS T-joints with concrete-filled chords through analysis of fatigue test data using the hot spot stress method.     

圆管截面桁梁极限承载力试验研究

进行了上弦杆为钢管混凝土、上下弦杆均为钢管混凝土的桁梁试件和空钢管桁梁试件的对比试验研究。研究结果表明,弦杆钢管内填充混凝土可提高弦杆的抗压、抗弯和径向刚度,改变节点失效模式,提高节点强度和刚度;弦杆为钢管混凝土的桁梁试件与空钢管桁梁试件一样,结构破坏均是因节点失效引起的;由于弦杆管内填充混凝土提高了节点的强度和刚度,不仅受压的上弦杆而且受拉的下弦杆管内填充混凝土,都会提高圆管截面桁梁试件的整体承载力。最后对管节点的承载力和桁梁试件整体承载力进行了讨论。     

主管内填充混凝土矩形钢管桁架受力性能试验研究

为研究主管内填充混凝土对矩形截面钢管桁架受力性能的影响,并考虑节点偏心作用,进行了支主管宽度比β为0.8的空钢管桁架、受压主管内填充混凝土桁架和拉压主管内均填充混凝土桁架的对比试验。试验研究表明:结构破坏均发生在节点部位,主管内填充混凝土改变了节点失效模式,其中空钢管桁架为节点部位的受压主管表面塑性失效和侧壁鼓曲,受压主管内填充混凝土桁架为节点部位的受拉主管表面塑性失效和侧壁鼓曲,拉压主管内均填充混凝土桁架为节点部位的受拉主管表面冲剪失效。主管内填充混凝土不但能协助主管受力,而且能够提高节点强度和刚度,提高桁架的整体承载力。节点相对偏心较大时,由偏心造成的次应力比较明显,对支管的影响要比对主管的影响大。节点试验承载力比按相关规范的计算承载力要高出较多,计算结果偏于安全。     

Experimental investigation on concrete-filled stainless steel stiffened tubular stub columns

This paper presents an experimental investigation on concrete-filled normal-strength stainless steel stiffened tubular stub columns using the austenitic stainless steel grade EN 1.4301 (304). The stiffened stainless steel tubes were fabricated by welding four lipped angles or two lipped channels at the lips. Therefore, the stiffeners were formed at the mid-depth of the sections. In total, five hollow columns and ten concrete-filled columns were tested. The longitudinal stiffener of the column plate was formed to avoid shrinkage of the concrete and to behave as a continuous connector between the concrete core and the stainless steel tube. The behavior of the columns was investigated using two different nominal concrete cubic strengths of 30 and 60 MPa. A series of tests was performed to investigate the effects of cross-section shape and concrete strength on the behavior and strength of concrete-filled stainless steel stiffened tubular stub columns. The measured average overall depth-to-width ratios (aspect ratio) varied from 1.0 to 1.8. The depth-to-plate thickness ratio of the tube sections varied from 60 to 90. Different lengths of columns were selected to fix the length-to-depth ratio to a constant value of 3. The concrete-filled stiffened stainless steel tubular columns were subjected to uniform axial compression over the concrete core and the stainless steel tube to force the entire section to undergo the same deformations by blocking action. The column strengths, load–axial strain relationships and failure modes of the columns are presented. Several comparisons were made to evaluate the test results. The results of the experimental study showed that the design rules, as specified in the European specifications and the ASCE, are highly conservative for square and rectangular cold-formed concrete-filled normal-strength stainless steel stiffened stub columns.     

国际期刊导读

采用有限元方法,对冷弯不锈钢方管、矩形管支撑和弦杆中的T型、X型及预应力X型节点进行数值分析。考虑几何非线性和材料非线性,获得节点承载力、破坏模式及荷载-位移曲线。利用试验结果,对T型、X型矩形管、方管节点的非线性有限元模型进行修正,直到有限元结果和试验结果足够吻合。采用修正后的有限元模型对172个T型、X型节点进行参数分析,研究冷弯不锈钢管节点强度和性能的影响。将数值分析和试验中获得的节点承载力与按规范计算的设计承载力进行对比。对不锈钢管结构,采用澳大利亚规范、新西兰规范计算;对碳素钢管结构,采用国际管结构发展与研究委员会设计规范和欧洲设计规范计算。通过可靠性分析,分别评价本文提出的设计方法和现有规范的可靠度。结果表明：采用本文方法计算的设计承载力更准确、更可靠。     

Experimental investigation of concrete-filled cold-formed high strength stainless steel tube columns

This paper presents an experimental investigation of concrete-filled cold-formed high strength stainless steel tube columns. The high strength stainless steel tubes had a yield stress and tensile strength up to 536 and 961 MPa, respectively. The behaviour of the columns was investigated using different concrete cylinder strengths varied from 40 to 80 MPa. A series of tests was performed to investigate the effects of the shape of the stainless steel tube, plate thickness and concrete strength on the behaviour and strength of concrete-filled high strength stainless steel tube columns. The high strength stainless steel tubes were cold-rolled into square and rectangular hollow sections. The depth-to-plate thickness ratio of the tube sections varied from 25.7 for compact sections to 55.8 for relatively slender sections. The columns had different lengths so the length-to-depth ratio generally remained at a constant value of 3. The concrete-filled high strength stainless steel tube specimens were subjected to uniform axial compression. The column strengths, load-axial strain relationships and failure modes of the columns were presented. The test strengths were compared with the design strengths calculated using the American specifications and Australian/New Zealand standards that consider the effect of local buckling using an effective width concept in the calculation of the stainless steel tube column strengths. Based on the test results, design recommendations were proposed for concrete-filled high strength stainless steel tube columns.     

轴心受压双钢管混凝土短柱正截面受压承载力理论分析及试验研究

研究了由同心设置的内、外圆钢管构成的轴心受压双钢管混凝土短柱正截面受压承载力,分析了单钢管混凝土柱与双钢管混凝土柱的受力机理,并根据纤维模型法原理,采用适用于钢管混凝土受力特性的钢材与混凝土材料本构关系,给出了轴心受压双钢管混凝土短柱的荷载-位移全过程数值分析和正截面承载力计算公式。进行了5个双钢管混凝土短柱的轴心受压试验,验证理论分析的正确性。理论分析与试验研究表明:轴心受压双钢管混凝土短柱与单钢管混凝土柱的受力全过程都可以分为弹性阶段、弹塑性阶段和破坏阶段。双钢管混凝土短柱的破坏形态为腰鼓形,其外层混凝土的工作性能与单钢管中的混凝土大致相同,但内钢管中的内层混凝土受到的约束效应较大,且不是内、外钢管对它的约束效应的叠加,因此对内层混凝土约束效应的确定是计算承载力的关键。通过与相同含钢率的轴心受压单钢管混凝土短柱受力过程的对比得出:双钢管混凝土柱的承载力明显高于单钢管混凝土柱,且具有非常好的延性和整体     

T形钢管混凝土插板连接节点受弯性能研究

采用精细化有限元分析方法对T形钢管混凝土插拔连接节点的平面内受弯性能进行了研究.首先通过与试验结果进行对比,验证了精细化有限元模型的正确性和准确性.在此基础上研究了主管壁厚、支管壁厚、主管形式和混凝土强度对节点破坏模式和承载力的影响.结果表明,钢管混凝土插板连接节点的破坏模式和钢管插板连接节点不同,为主管冲剪破坏和支管...     

平面X形圆钢管混凝土节点平面外受弯性能试验研究

为了解平面X形圆钢管混凝土节点的平面外受弯性能,分别对4个主管填混凝土和4个支管填混凝土的平面X形圆钢管节点进行支管平面外弯矩作用下的试验研究。考察了支管、主管分别填混凝土2种情况下节点的破坏模式和应力分布,并分析了钢管内混凝土对节点平面外抗弯刚度及承载力的影响。试验中支管填混凝土节点出现了主管塑性、支管局部屈曲和支管受拉侧焊缝或热影响区管壁开裂的破坏模式,主管填混凝土节点则发生了支管局部屈曲及支管受拉侧焊缝开裂破坏。主管填混凝土节点与支管填混凝土节点相比,由于主管内填混凝土对于主管管壁的局部变形起到明显的约束作用,明显提高了主管的径向刚度,增大了节点的平面外抗弯刚度。实测节点承载力与欧洲规范计算的空钢管节点理论承载力比较表明,主管内填混凝土能极大提高节点平面外受弯承载力,最大可提高132%;支管内填混凝土可使节点平面外受弯承载力最大提高60%。     

复式薄壁方钢管混凝土构件受弯性能研究

通过复式薄壁方钢管混凝土构件受弯性能的试验研究,分析了内置圆形截面空钢管和钢管高强混凝土对薄壁方钢管混凝土构件纯弯段受弯性能的影响。试验表明：内置圆形截面空钢管和钢管高强混凝土可有效提高构件的受弯承载力,内置钢管高强混凝土的提高效果更显著;薄壁方钢管混凝土的受弯承载力和抗弯刚度明显较对比空钢管的高;试验过程中未出现钢管角部破坏的情况。对复式薄壁方钢管混凝土纯弯构件受力性能进行有限元分析,分析结果和试验结果吻合较好,外管的约束作用有效提高了夹层混凝土转角处混凝土的抗压强度。有限元参数分析结果表明,构件的受弯承载力和抗弯刚度随着夹层混凝土强度和径宽比的增大而增大,但随着径厚比的增大而减小;同时构件的受弯承载力随着钢管强度的增大而增大。建议了复式实心薄壁方钢管混凝土构件和复式空心薄壁方钢管混凝土构件受弯承载力的简化计算模型,其计算结果精度较高。     

圆锥形中空夹层钢管混凝土轴压短柱受力机理分析

为了研究圆锥形中空夹层钢管混凝土轴压短柱的受力机理,通过有限元软件ABAQUS建立了该类构件的力学模型,并与已有试验数据进行对比,验证了模型的合理性。分析了典型构件的受力全过程荷载-应变关系曲线、钢管与混凝土之间的相互作用力、破坏模态和荷载分配; 同时分析了空心率、锥度、钢管径厚比和混凝土强度等参数对相互作用力的影响。结果表明:典型构件荷载-应变关系曲线可分为弹性段、弹塑性段、下降段和稳定段4个阶段; 构件破坏是由外钢管向外鼓曲所导致的,破坏截面约在0.8H(H为构件高度)柱高处; 锥度和空心率的改变对构件破坏截面位置影响较大,随着锥度和空心率的增大,破坏截面位置逐渐向柱顶靠近; 影响外钢管与混凝土之间相互作用力的主要因素有空心率、锥度、外钢管径厚比、外钢管屈服强度和混凝土强度; 影响内钢管与混凝土之间相互作用力的主要因素有空心率、锥度和外钢管屈服强度; 内钢管径厚比与内钢管屈服强度对混凝土与内、外钢管之间的相互作用力影响较小,可不作为主要参数进行分析。     

PBL加劲型矩形钢管混凝土支管受拉节点有效分布宽度

为研究PBL加劲型矩形钢管混凝土支管受拉节点应力分布规律及其有效分布宽度,采用ABAQUS软件建立42个矩形空钢管、钢管混凝土及PBL加劲型矩形钢管混凝土节点有限元模型并进行位移加载;根据有限元计算结果拟合得到矩形空钢管、钢管混凝土及PBL加劲型矩形钢管混凝土节点的有效分布宽度表达式,将拟合公式计算值与CIDECT规范计算值和有限元计算值进行对比。结果表明:在节点受力全过程中,PBL加劲型矩形钢管混凝土节点相对于矩形空钢管节点和钢管混凝土节点的应力分布不均匀性减小;当加载位移达到3%b₀（b₀为主管宽度）时,PBL加劲型节点的有效分布宽度更大,具有更好的受力性能,支板应力分布效率ξ随主管宽厚比2γ与支主管厚度比τ的增大而减小,其中τ对ξ的影响更大;支板应力分布效率ξ随支主管宽度比β变化较小,且呈抛物线变化;拟合公式计算值与CIDECT规范计算值及有限元计算值吻合良好,验证了公式的正确性