Compressive behavior of T-shaped concrete filled steel tubular columns

Special-shaped column structures improve residential architectural space, compared with traditional frame structures. However, in respect to applicable building height and seismic fortification intensity, traditional special-shaped reinforced concrete (RC) columns have strict limitations in seismic behavior, which hampers further generalization and application of special-shaped columns. Due to increase in constraint effect for concrete, special-shaped concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns are expected to behave advantages on the strength, ductility and seismic behavior over special-shaped RC columns. However, special attention should be paid to prevent the steel plates’ premature local buckling and the separation between steel tube and concrete at inner corners. The battlement-shaped bar stiffeners and tensile bar stiffeners, welded on tube surfaces, were first put forward in this paper. Experimental study of 9 stubs in three groups subjected to axial loads was conducted, and the specimens consist of 3 square stubs (including 1 non-stiffened and 2 stiffened CFST specimens) and 6 T-shaped stubs (including 1 RC specimen, 2 non-stiffened and 3 stiffened CFST specimens). Failure modes and static properties of the specimens were investigated. Experimental results reveal that: Due to the constraint effect provided by T-shaped tubes, the CFST specimens behave advantages on the RC specimen in the ascending stiffness, peak resistance and ductility (except for the battlement-shaped bar stiffened CFSTs). For square and T-shaped stiffened CFST specimens, the stiffeners improve their ductility, especially the tensile bar which gives the best performance in ductility and improves the peak resistance substantially. The stiffeners postpone the buckling of tubes, and even upgrade the classification of composite sections, without thickening the tubes.     

带加劲肋方钢管混凝土柱的静力特性

方钢管内填混凝土柱(CFSTs)在现代建筑中的使用越来越广泛,与钢柱和混凝土柱相比,其材料性能和功效均有所提高。然而,尽管方钢管混凝土柱的屈曲特性优于中空钢管,由于局部屈曲,其外包钢管截面的高厚比仍受到限制。针对外包钢管带加劲肋的方钢管混凝土柱,提出了一些新的加劲肋形式。为评估这些加劲肋对方钢管混凝土柱力学性能的影响,并与传统加劲肋进行比较,该文对4个带不同加劲肋的方钢管混凝土柱和1个无加劲肋方钢管混凝土柱进行了试验。试验研究了材料的抗力、延性和失效模式等力学性能,为了对试样的综合性能进行预测和总结,也从理论上对这些力学性能进行了研究。为了解各参数对力学性能的影响,该文进行了数值模拟和大量的参数研究,相关学者的试验数据验证了数值分析结果的准确性。基于试验结果和以往的研究,提出了截面强度的设计建议。     

Static behaviors of reinforcement-stiffened square concrete-filled steel tubular columns

Square concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs) are gaining increasing usage in modern construction practice, offering improved mechanical properties and increased material efficiency compared with the individual steel and core concrete components. However, the cross-section slenderness of the encasing steel is, although more inflexible than a comparable hollow steel tube, restrained due to local buckling. A number of innovative kinds of reinforcement stiffeners have been put forward particularly for the square CFSTs with slender sections of encasing steel. To investigate the mechanical effect of the reinforcement stiffeners and compare them with traditional ones in practice, four square CFSTs welded with various reinforcement stiffeners and one reference CFST have been tested, and are presented in this paper. The mechanical behaviors such as the resistance, ductility and failure modes investigated during the test were also studied in the theoretical research, which was carried out to predict and further summarize the comprehensive properties of the specimens. A numerical analysis program was written and verified with related scholars’ experimental data, and extensive parametric analysis was conducted to investigate the influencing parameters on mechanical properties. Design recommendation for the cross-section strength has been put forward based on the test results and previous research.     

带肋薄壁方钢管混凝土轴压短柱设计探讨

薄壁方钢管混凝土能取得较好的经济效果,适宜在结构中用作柱构件。但薄壁钢管在荷载较大时易发生局部屈曲,且降低对混凝土的约束。研究表明,在钢管纵向设置加劲肋可有效延缓管壁局部屈曲,改善构件工作性能。针对该新型方钢管混凝土轴压短柱,探讨子板件最大宽厚比及加劲肋的最小刚度确定方法。最后利用国内外常用的钢管混凝土设计规范对已有充分加劲的试验构件进行承载力计算,通过分析比较确定这些规范计算公式的适用性,供工程实践参考。     

带肋方钢管混凝土轴压短柱试验研究及有限元分析

以方钢管宽厚比和加劲肋高厚比为主要变化参数,进行了14个带肋方钢管混凝土轴压短柱试验研究;同时采用有限元软件ABAQUS对带肋方钢管混凝土轴压短柱的荷载-变形关系进行了计算,计算结果与试验结果吻合良好。同时从应力-应变关系、核心混凝土和钢管的纵向应力分布及其相互作用等方面对比分析了无肋、单肋和双肋方钢管混凝土轴压短柱的受力性能。分析结果表明：设置加劲肋不仅提高了核心混凝土的纵向应力,而且明显减小了钢管管壁的拉应力区范围,改善了管壁的稳定性;带肋试件的约束作用主要集中在钢管角部和加劲肋处,随着每边加劲肋数量的增加,角部约束力明显增大。图13表1参11     

加劲薄壁钢管混凝土柱的试验性能

对加劲薄壁钢管混凝土柱的结构性能进行试验研究。通过在钢管内表面焊接纵向加劲肋实现加强的作用。同时对12个不带加劲肋的钢管混凝土柱进行试验,部分柱的填充混凝土中加有钢纤维。试验结果表明,加劲肋可以有效延迟钢管局部屈曲现象的出现。当加劲构件达到最大承载量时钢板才出现屈曲,所以相比普通钢管混凝土,加劲钢管混凝土具有更高的适用性。     

Experimental behaviour of concrete-filled stiffened thin-walled steel tubular columns

An experimental study on the structural behaviour of concrete-filled stiffened thin-walled steel tubular columns is presented in this paper. The stiffening was achieved by welding longitudinal stiffeners on the inner surfaces of the steel tubes. Companion tests were also undertaken on 12 unstiffened concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns, with or without steel fibres in the infill concrete. The test results showed that the local buckling of the tubes was effectively delayed by the stiffeners. The plate buckling initially occurred when the maximum load had almost reached for stiffened specimens, thus they had higher serviceability benefits compared to those of unstiffened ones. Some of the existing design codes were used to predict the load-carrying capacities of the tested composite columns.     

开孔钢板加劲的矩形钢管钢纤维高强混凝土柱轴压试验研究

为探明加劲肋类型、开孔钢板（PBL）开孔间距、钢纤维体积掺量、混凝土强度等级等对矩形钢管钢纤维高强混凝土（SFRHC）柱轴压破坏模式的影响规律,对10根柱进行了轴压性能试验,得到了其荷载-压缩变形曲线、位移延性系数、耗能指标和破坏模式。研究结果表明：与PBL加劲试件相比,钢板加劲试件和未加劲试件的位移延性系数分别降低11.9%和10.4%,耗能指标分别降低8.3%和5.6%, PBL加劲肋能有效加强钢管与核心混凝土的组合作用。掺入体积率为0.8%钢纤维的PBL加劲试件,其位移延性系数和耗能指标分别提高12.5%和42.3%,钢纤维体积率为0.8%~1.2%时,试件位移延性系数和耗能指标明显提高。加劲SFRHC柱为肋间管壁局部外鼓破坏,PBL加劲柱的破坏位置均位于PBL开孔处,未加劲SFRHC柱为管壁外鼓破坏,对应钢板屈曲处核心混凝土表现为压碎破坏,钢纤维被整体拔出;加劲SFRHC柱沿高度方向破坏位置明显下移,钢板加劲肋和PBL加劲肋均能有效分担轴向荷载。     

劲化方形截面钢管混凝土短柱轴压试验研究

采用劲化方形截面钢管混凝土柱可以有效地提高柱钢管壁的侧向刚度,增强其抵抗局部屈曲的能力和改善对核心混凝土的约束作用。通过普通方形截面钢管混凝土柱和劲化方形截面钢管混凝土短柱的轴压试验,对柱的轴压破坏形态、轴力-变形特征、钢管应变等进行了分析。结果表明：劲化带的设置使钢管壁对核心混凝土的约束作用更趋均匀,改变了钢管的局部屈曲变形状态,明显提高了方形截面钢管混凝土柱的轴压承载力和变形能力。根据劲化方形截面钢管混凝土短柱的受力分析,提出了轴压承载力计算式,计算结果和试验结果吻合良好。     

钢筋加劲T形截面钢管混凝土柱抗震性能试验研究

制作4根钢筋加劲的T形截面钢管混凝土柱、1根非加劲T形截面钢管混凝土柱和1根T形截面钢筋混凝土柱试件,对其进行低周往复水平荷载作用下的滞回性能试验,研究其破坏模式和滞回性能,分析钢筋加劲肋的作用机理以及钢管对混凝土的约束作用。结果表明：相比T形截面钢筋混凝土柱,T形截面钢管混凝土柱破坏程度有明显减轻,刚度、承载力以及耗能性能均有明显提高;钢筋加劲肋能有效限制钢板局部屈曲和阴角处钢管与混凝土脱离,保证钢管和混凝土共同工作,对拉钢筋加劲肋相对锯齿形钢筋加劲肋的效果更加显著;含钢率较高的钢管混凝土柱承载力更高,耗能能力更好;轴压比从0.2增加到0.4时,钢筋加劲的T形截面钢管混凝土柱的承载力增大,延性降低。     

Experimental research on mechanical behavior of concrete-filled thin-walled stiffened square steel tubular short column under axial load

为研究带肋薄壁方钢管混凝土轴压短柱的受力性能,以钢管宽厚比、加劲肋宽度和加劲肋个数为参数,对26个薄壁方钢管混凝土短柱进行了试验研究。研究结果表明：对于无肋试件,在达到承载力以前管壁已经发生鼓曲,且试件宽厚比越大,鼓曲越早发生,鼓曲部位的钢管截面越早退出工作,没有发挥出钢管混凝土的优势。设置加劲肋后薄壁方钢管混凝土短柱的受力性能得到明显改善,钢管壁的局部鼓曲得以延缓,材料强度得到了充分利用,试件承载力提高。当试件宽厚比为60、80时,加劲肋宽度对试件承载力影响最明显,加劲肋宽度越大,承载力越高,增加加劲肋个数对试件承载力影响不大;而当试件宽厚比为100时,设置单个加劲肋已不能满足对管壁局部屈曲的抗弯刚度要求,必须增加加劲肋的个数以增加约束钢管变形的支撑点,减小管壁局部屈曲的波长,提高试件局部屈曲的临界荷载。同时利用ABAQUS有限元计算软件对薄壁带肋方钢管混凝土轴压短柱的受力全过程进行了模拟,并将试验结果与有限元模拟结果进行了对比,两者吻合良好,为下一步分析奠定基础。     

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.     

Fire performance of stiffened concrete filled double skin steel tubular columns

A major deficiency of the concrete-filled double skin steel tube (CFDST) columns in fire exposure is the inadequate steel-concrete interface bonding leading to separating concrete and steel surfaces at elevated temperatures and triggering buckling failure of the columns. To improve interface interaction as well as postpone overall buckling, it is proposed in this study to use longitudinal steel stiffeners in CFDST columns. Different patterns of stiffeners including six, four and two number of stiffeners embedded in the interior or exterior surfaces of the inner or outer tubes are considered in the analysis. A sequentially-coupled thermal-stress analysis procedure is conducted to evaluate the effects of different patterns of stiffeners on the fire performance of these columns. One of the novelties of the current study is the incorporation of the confinement effects of both inner and outer tubes on the compressive strength of concrete at elevated temperatures which gives a realistic prediction of the fire resistance behavior of the CFDST columns. From the results, it is found that among the different patterns studied, stiffeners embedded in the exterior surface of the inner tubes or interior surface of the outer tubes enhancing steel-concrete interface interaction have a determinant role in much-improving fire endurance of the columns. With increase in the load ratio fire resistance of the specimens decreases drastically. The stiffeners strength and concrete strength have minimal effect on the fire performance of the stiffened CFDST columns. The conclusions, drawn from this study, can in turn, lead to the suggestion of some guidelines for the design of CFDST columns.     

带肋冷弯薄壁方钢管混凝土柱滞回性能研究

对3根带肋冷弯薄壁方钢管混凝土柱进行滞回试验,主要参数为轴压比。试验结果表明：纵向加劲肋有效延缓了钢管壁局部屈曲的发生;其滞回曲线饱满,具有良好的耗能能力;随着轴压比的增大,柱承载力略有增大,而延性、耗能能力则明显减小;当横向位移大于6倍的屈服位移时,大轴压比的刚度退化速度最快。建立了该类试件的有限元模型,对比可得有限元模拟结果与试验结果吻合较好。基于有限元模型对该类构件开展机理分析和参数分析。结果表明：在带肋冷弯薄壁方钢管的约束下,核心混凝土的强度得到了较大提高;钢管局部屈曲发生在峰值荷载后,局部屈曲只发生在纵向加劲肋和钢管角部间;材料强度、轴压比、钢管宽厚比和长细比等参数对该类构件的承载力有较大影响;混凝土强度、轴压比和长细比对荷载-位移骨架曲线形状有较大影响。基于参数分析建议了该类构件的简化滞回模型,简化计算结果和有限元计算结果吻合较好。     

Compression tests of longitudinally stiffened plates undergoing distortional buckling

This paper describes a series of compression tests performed on longitudinally stiffened plates fabricated from a mild steel plate of thickness of 4.0 mm with nominal yield stress of 235.0 MPa. The stiffened plates with longitudinal stiffeners of a range of rigidities were tested to failure. The ultimate strengths and performances of the longitudinally stiffened plates in compression undergoing distortional buckling or interaction between local and distortional buckling were investigated experimentally and theoretically. The compression tests indicated that the critical buckling mode was dependent mainly on the rigidity of the longitudinal stiffeners and the width-to-thickness ratio of the sub-panels. A noticeable interaction between local and distortional buckling was also observed for some stiffened plates. A significant post-buckling strength reserve was shown for those sections with distortional buckling and for those sections showing interaction between local and distortional buckling. A limiting strength curve for distortional buckling of longitudinally stiffened plates was studied. Simple design strength formulas in the direct strength method are proposed to account for the distortional buckling and the interaction between local and distortional buckling of longitudinally stiffened plates. The strength curves were compared with the test and FE results conducted. The adequacy of the strength curve was confirmed. A set of conclusions on the buckling behavior of longitudinally stiffened plates was drawn from the experimental studies.     

Experimental behaviour of stiffened concrete-filled thin-walled hollow steel structural (HSS) stub columns

Test results on concrete-filled steel tubular stub columns with inner or outer welded longitudinal stiffeners under axial compression are presented in this paper. The research was mainly focused on square hollow section (SHS) columns; two rectangular hollow section (RHS) columns were also tested. A longitudinal stiffener was provided on each side of the stiffened SHS column, while only two stiffeners were welded to the longer sides of the stiffened RHS column. The main experimental parameters considered were the height-to-thickness ratio and stiffener rigidity. In addition, empty tubes with or without stiffeners, as well as unstiffened concrete-filled steel tubes were also tested for comparison. Requirements for stiffener rigidity are developed by modifying a formula presented in the literature. Existing theoretical model and design codes were used to predict the load versus axial strain relationships and load-carrying capacities of the adequately stiffened composite sections respectively; reasonable results were achieved.     

受弯薄壁钢管混凝土的试验研究与设计

介绍薄壁钢管混凝土(CFST)所进行的一组抗弯试验。对4个宽厚比为50～100的试验样本进行测试,其中两个为正方形样本,两个为矩形样本。通过试验获得试验样本的荷载-位移曲线、失效模式和极限承载力。建立受弯薄壁CFSTs的分析模型。该分析模型包括了约束混凝土的材料性能、冷弯薄壁型钢混凝土强度的增强、残余应力及钢板局部屈曲。所提出的模型还能较为精确地预测试验样本的性能和强度。此外,对现行的AISC标准、欧洲规范4和Han模型中关于受弯薄壁CFSTs的适用性进行了评估。     

Seismic behavior of L-shaped concrete-filled steel tubular columns with reinforcement stiffeners

制作了1根对拉钢筋加劲L形截面钢管混凝土柱试件和2根非加劲L形截面钢管混凝土柱试件,对其进行低周往复水平荷载作用下的滞回性能试验,考察对拉钢筋和轴压比对其抗震性能的影响规律。结合OpenSees有限元分析,研究其破坏模式和滞回性能,分析对拉钢筋的作用以及钢管对混凝土的约束作用。结果表明：对拉钢筋能有效限制钢板的局部屈曲以及阴角处钢管和混凝土的脱离,保证钢管和混凝土共同工作;轴压比从0.3增加到0.6时,非加劲L形截面钢管混凝土柱的耗能能力及延性均降低;相同轴压比下,相比非加劲L形截面钢管混凝土柱,对拉钢筋加劲L形截面钢管混凝土柱的破坏程度明显减轻,耗能能力及延性明显提高;有限元分析结果基本能反映试件在低周往复水平荷载作用下的抗震性能。     

方钢管约束型钢混凝土柱受剪承载力计算

基于已有受剪破坏方钢管约束型钢混凝土短柱试验结果,建立精细化有限元模型,对设有型钢栓钉与钢管斜拉加劲肋的方钢管约束型钢混凝土短柱受剪性能进行有限元分析。研究结果表明:栓钉对方形截面钢管约束型钢混凝土短柱的力学行为影响较小;而斜拉加劲肋有效限制钢管局部屈曲,提高约束作用,改善型钢与混凝土的共同工作性能。基于试验与有限元分析结果,考虑方钢管等效密排箍筋效应,提出了方钢管约束型钢混凝土短柱的受剪承载力计算公式,预测结果与试验及有限元参数分析结果吻合较好。     

斜向槽钢加劲钢板剪力墙弹性剪切屈曲研究

通过对剪切作用下的闭口斜加劲钢板剪力墙进行有限元弹性屈曲分析,研究了肋板刚度比和抗扭抗弯刚度比对斜向槽钢加劲钢板剪力墙剪切屈曲性能及其加劲门槛刚度的影响。通过有限元分析,得到了斜向加劲钢板剪力墙临界剪切屈曲应力随内填板跨高比和加劲肋抗扭抗弯刚度比变化的关系曲线。考虑加劲肋对内填板加劲边转动约束,提出了第二门槛刚度,并给出了具有良好精度的斜向槽钢加劲钢板剪力墙的门槛刚度及第二门槛刚度计算公式。研究结果表明,受压型加劲肋对加劲板的临界剪切屈曲应力提高明显,随肋板刚度比的增大,加劲板的剪切屈曲应力增大,而受拉型加劲肋对板的屈曲荷载提高有限;当肋板刚度比达到第二门槛刚度时,加劲肋可以完全约束加劲边的面外位移和转动。当提高加劲肋的抗扭抗弯刚度比时,能够有效降低加劲肋的门槛刚度,因此,建议加劲肋的抗扭抗弯刚度比不低于0.307。