Behavior of concrete and concrete-filled circular steel tubular stub columns at constant high temperatures

Based on reanalyzing test results of uniaxial compressive behavior of concrete at constant high temperatures in China, with the compressive cube strength of concrete from 20 to 80 MPa, unified formulas for uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus, strain at peak uniaxial compression and mathematical expression for unaxial compressive stress-strain relations for the concrete at constant high temperatures were studied. Furthermore, the axial stress-axial strain relations between laterally confined concrete under axial compression and multiaxial stress-strain relations for steel at constant high temperatures were studied. Finally, based on continuum mechanics, the mechanics model for concentric cylinders of circular steel tube with concrete core of entire section loaded at constant high temperatures was established. Applying elasto-plastic analysis method, a FORTRAN program was developed, and the concrete-filled circular steel tubular (CFST) stub columns at constant high temperatures were analyzed. The analysis results are in agreement with the experiment ones from references.

Numerical analysis of ultimate strength of concrete filled steel tubular arch bridges

The calculation of ultimate bearing capacity is a significant issue in the design of Concrete Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) arch bridges. Based on the space beam theory, this paper provides a calculation method for determining the ultimate strength of CFST structures. The accuracy of this method and the applicability of the stress-strain relationships were validated by comparing different existing confined concrete uniaxial constitutive relationships and experimental results. Comparison of these results indicated that this method using the confined concrete uniaxial stress-strain relationships can be used to calculate the ultimate strength and CFST behavior with satisfactory accuracy. The calculation results are stable and seldom affected by concrete con-stitutive relationships. The method is therefore valuable in the practice of engineering design. Finally, the ultimate strength of an arch bridge with span of 330 m was investigated by the proposed method and the nonlinear behavior was discussed.

Seismic Behavior of Diaphragm-Through Connections of Concrete-Filled Square Steel Tubular Columns and H-Shaped Steel Beams

Based on the introductions of a type of diaphragm-through connection between concrete-filled square steel tubular columns (CFSSTCs) and H-shaped steel beams,a finite element model of the connection is developed and used to investigate the seismic behavior of the connection.The results of the finite element model are validated by a set of cyclic loading tests.The cyclic loading tests and the finite element analyses indicate that the failure mode of the suggested connections is plastic hinge at the beam with inelastic rotation angle exceeding 0.04 rad.The suggested connections have sufficient strength,plastic deformation and energy dissipation capacity to be used in composite moment frames as beam-to-column rigid connections.

Approach for analyzing the ultimate strength of concrete filled steel tubular arch bridges with stiffening girder

A convenient approach is proposed for analyzing the ultimate load carrying capacity of concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) arch bridge with stiffening girders. A fiber model beam element is specially used to simulate the stiffening girder and CFST arch rib. The geometric nonlinearity, material nonlinearity, influence of the construction process and the contribution of prestressing reinforcement are all taken into consideration. The accuracy of this method is validated by comparing its results with experimental results. Finally, the ultimate strength of an abnormal CFST arch bridge with stiffening girders is investigated and the effect of construction method is discussed. It is concluded that the construction process has little effect on the ultimate strength of the bridge.

Influence of Axial Load Ratio on Shear Behavior of Through-Diaphragm Connections of Concrete-Filled Square Steel Tubular Columns

Nonlinear finite element analysis and parametric studies were carried out to study the influence of axial load ratio on the shear behavior of the through-diaphragm connections of concrete-filled square steel tubular columns. The analysis reveals that smaller axial load ratio can improve the shear bearing capacity and ductility while larger axial load ratio will decrease the shear behavior of the through-diaphragm connections. The parametric studies indicate that the axial load ratio should be limited to less than 0.4 and its influence should be considered in the analysis and design of such connections.

In-Plane Creep Buckling of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Arches

The creep-induced deformation of the arch rib of concrete-filled steel tubular(CFST) arches under a sustained load can increase the bending moment, which may lead to earlier stability failure called creep buckling. To investigate the influences of concrete creep on the buckling strength of arches, a theoretical analysis for the creep buckling of CFST circular arches under distributed radial load is performed. The simplified Arutyunyan-Maslov(AM)creep law is used to model the creep behavior of concrete core, and the creep integral operator is introduced. The analytical solutions of the time-dependent buckling strength under the sustained load are achieved and compared with the existing formula based on the age-adjusted effective modulus method(AEMM). Then the solutions are used to determine the influences of the steel ratio and the first loading age on the creep buckling of CFST arches. The results show that the analytical solutions are of good accuracy and applicability. For CFST arches, the steel ratio and the first loading age have significant influences on creep buckling. An approximate log-linear relationship between the decreased degrees of the creep buckling strength and the first loading age is found. For the commonly used parameters, the maximum loss of the buckling strength induced by concrete creep is close to 40%.

Progressive Collapse Analysis of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Frames with Semi-rigid Connections

A 9-story concrete-filled steel tubular frame model is used to analyze the response of joints due to sudden column loss. Three different models are developed and compared to study the efficiency and feasibility of simulation, which include substructure model, beam element model and solid element model. The comparison results show that the substructure model has a satisfying capability, calculation efficiency and accuracy to predict the concerned joints as well as the overall framework. Based on the substructure model and a kind of semi-rigid connection for concretefilled square hollow section steel column proposed in this paper, the nonlinear dynamic analyses are conducted by the alternate path method. It is found that the removal of the ground inner column brings high-level joint moments and comparatively low-level axial tension forces. The initial stiffness and transmitted ultimate moment of the semi-rigid connection are the main factors that influence the frame behavior, and their lower limit should be guaranteed to resist collapse. Reduced ultimate moment results in drastic displacement and axial force development, which may bring progressive collapse. The higher initial stiffness ensures that the structure has a stronger capacity to resist progressive collapse.

Low cyclic fatigue performance of concrete-filled steel tube columns

Eight concrete-filled steel tubular(CFT) columns were tested subjected to cyclic loading under constant axial load. Experimental parameters included axial compression ratio, loading sequences, and strength of concrete and steel. The seismic performance of CFT columns and failure modes were analyzed. The test results show that different axial load ratios and loading sequences have effects on the load carrying capacity, ductility and energy dissipation capacity of CFT columns, as well as the failure modes of the CFT columns. The failure pattern can be categorized into two types: local buckling failure of steel tube in compression zone, and low cycle fatigue tearing rupture failure of steel tube. The seismic behavior was evaluated through the energy index obtained from each cycle.

RPC外包方钢管混凝土柱轴压受力性能研究

为了研究活性粉末混凝土(Reactive powder concrete,RPC)外包方钢管混凝土柱的轴压受力性能,以RPC厚度和长细比为参数,对6根构件开展轴压试验研究,探讨该类组合柱的破坏模式、受力机理、套箍效应和承载力。试验结果表明:外层RPC可为内部方钢管混凝土柱提供较强的约束力,在受力后期套箍效应凸显。随着RPC厚度的增加,组合柱的承载力逐渐提高;随着组合柱长细比的增大,虽然其弹性刚度和承载力逐渐降低,但延性改善。采用ABAQUS软件建立RPC外包方钢管混凝土柱的有限元模型,分析RPC强度、RPC厚度、钢管强度等级、含钢率、内部混凝土强度和长细比等参数对组合柱承载力的影响规律,可得方钢管混凝土柱发挥系数的变化幅值为0.78~1.01。在试验研究、有限元参数分析和理论探讨的基础上,借鉴钢管混凝土结构技术规范,提出了RPC外包方钢管混凝土轴压短柱和长柱的承载力简化计算方法,公式计算值与已有数据样本吻合良好。

大高宽比矩形钢管混凝土柱压弯性能研究

为了研究大高宽比矩形钢管混凝土柱的压弯性能,对大高宽比钢管混凝土短柱进行偏压试验并结合有限元模拟补充了4组试件进行对比,包括不同偏心率、高宽比、钢管壁厚度、截面尺寸情况下柱性能的对比分析。最后参考常用的4本国内外规范进行柱承载力计算,对比并判断现有规范是否适用。结果表明:试件破坏模式均为长边鼓曲,当荷载小于极限承载力的80%时,横截面高度上的应变分布服从平截面假定;随着偏心率增大,柱延性提升,在偏心率超过0.205后,柱延性开始下降;随着壁厚增加,柱延性提升,在壁厚达到8 mm后,柱延性开始下降;随着高宽比提升,柱延性降低;随着截面尺寸增大,在壁厚不变的情况下,柱延性降低,在壁厚等比例增大时,柱延性变化不大;随着高宽比、截面尺寸、钢管壁厚度的增大,柱承载力提升;随着偏心率升高,柱承载力降低;参考规范JGJ 138—2016对大高宽比钢管混凝土柱偏压承载力的计算更为准确。

钢管混凝土键连接框架梁和剪力墙的受剪性能

目的 研究钢管混凝土键连接框架梁和剪力墙的受剪性能,为工程应用提供设计依据。方法 应用有限元分析软件ABAQUS对比钢管混凝土键连接与现浇连接梁墙的结构受剪性能,分析前者受剪机理及不同因素对受剪性能的影响。结果 钢管混凝土键连接梁墙的结构承载力和延性系数较现浇结构分别提高约10%和34%;钢材强度从Q235到Q390,初始刚度增加8.44%;截面高度从100 mm到120 mm,延性系数提高17.73%;截面厚度每增加2 mm,承载力提高约15%;截面长度和混凝土强度等级对承载力、初始刚度和延性系数的影响均小于15%,纵向距离对其受剪性能几乎无影响。结论 采用钢管混凝土键连接梁墙的结构总体受剪性能优于现浇结构;钢材强度和截面厚度分别是影响初始刚度和承载力的主要因素。

圆钢管超高性能混凝土短柱偏压力学性能研究

为研究钢管超高性能混凝土短柱的偏压性能,以荷载偏心率和钢管径厚比为变化参数,设计了12个圆钢管UHPC短柱试件并对其进行偏心受压加载试验,分析了该类构件的破坏模式、荷载-挠度曲线、钢管应变和变形系数等,考察了主要因素对短柱偏压性能的影响规律。结果表明:试件的破坏特征为钢管屈服和核心混凝土压坏;荷载-挠度曲线有较明显的峰值点,偏心率越大和径厚比越小,曲线的下降段越平缓;达到60%峰值荷载时,钢管开始产生明显的约束作用,达到90%峰值荷载时,截面变形不再符合平截面假定;偏心率增大使试件的承载力和刚度下降,而径厚比减小可降低这种不利影响。在试验基础上,结合数值模拟对短柱的N-M曲线进行分析,建立了临界偏心率和套箍系数的关系表达式,并基于此提出短柱偏压承载力实用计算方法,理论与试验结果吻合较好。

新型钢管混凝土梁柱节点力学性能试验研究

为研究内加强环式圆钢管混凝土柱与矩形钢管混凝土梁这种新型连接节点的力学性能,设计了缩尺钢管混凝土梁柱节点试件,开展了相同梁柱节点试件的静力加载试验和低周往复加载试验。通过研究该节点试件的破坏模式、荷载-位移曲线以及拟静力加载试验的骨架曲线、核心区剪切变形等,分析了节点试件的承载能力、延性和耗能能力,全面考察了同一梁柱节点在静力加载和低周往复加载两种工况下的受力性能和破坏模式。结果表明:钢管混凝土梁柱节点试件核心区强度较强,破坏模式主要为梁端破坏,低周往复加载试验时试件梁柱连接处附近的梁端钢板发生拉裂破坏和钢板鼓曲,静力加载试验时试件梁端焊缝发生拉裂破坏;试件延性较好,加载过程中经历了弹性、弹塑性和塑性发展阶段。最后提出了该类钢管混凝土梁柱节点核心区的抗剪强度计算公式。

界面焊接环向钢筋的钢管混凝土叠合柱抗剪性能研究

为研究界面焊接环向钢筋的钢管混凝土叠合柱的抗剪性能,以环向钢筋的布置间距和直径为研究参数,对6根叠合柱试件进行了横向剪切静力试验和数值模拟,分析了各参数对试件的破坏过程、破坏形态、荷载-跨中挠度曲线以及抗剪承载力的影响规律。研究结果表明:界面环向钢筋布置方案不同的叠合柱试件破坏形态基本相同,均发生斜压破坏;试件的受力过程可划分为弹性阶段、弹塑性阶段、强化阶段和破坏阶段四个阶段;随着界面环向钢筋布置间距的减小,试件的抗剪承载力提高显著,最大增幅达22%;增大界面环向钢筋的直径可提高试件的抗剪承载力,但作用效果有限,最大增幅仅为6.1%。通过试验数据对有限元模型的有效性进行验证,并进一步分析了不同阶段有限元模型的应力状态,明确了此类叠合柱的受剪机理。

不均匀温度场下钢管混凝土拱桥管内混凝土脱空分析

为了解不均匀温度场作用下钢管混凝土拱桥管内混凝土脱空原因,依托高原山区某跨径430 m的钢管混凝土拱桥,进行强辐射、大温差联合作用下拱肋拱顶节段足尺模型试验,分析模型温度场分布,并对该不均匀温度场作用下管内混凝土脱空机理进行研究。结果表明:钢管混凝土拱桥水化阶段和运营阶段径向温度场可简化为多段式折线变化规律。14:00时刻,水化阶段温度沿竖直径向(从向阳侧至背阳侧)先减小后升高再减小,在距向阳侧界面D/8~3D/8处(D为钢管内径)存在一个大温差面,运营阶段温度沿竖直径向(从向阳侧至背阳侧)呈先减小后不变再增加的非对称分布规律,从钢管混凝土界面至距其D/8处温度变化大。混凝土水化阶段和运营阶段管内混凝土脱空机理为:在温度场作用下钢管混凝土界面最大纵向应力差分别高达82.6 MPa和61.95 MPa,最大界面径向拉应力分别为0.8 MPa和2.06 MPa,均超过钢管和混凝土间的粘结强度。

花瓣形钢管混凝土柱轴压受力机理和承载力研究

花瓣形钢管混凝土柱具有造型美观的优点,为具体研究其受力机理和承载力,定义了其截面组成,提出了截面偏移比和截面对称系数以反映花瓣形截面性质,提出在花瓣柱中设置十字形加劲肋以增强其组合效应。基于某工程中墩柱和有限元模型,研究了花瓣形钢管混凝土短柱在轴压荷载作用下的受力机理,分析了加劲肋厚度、混凝土强度、钢材强度、加劲肋开孔直径和间距等参数对轴压性能的影响,研究了加劲肋厚度与钢管壁厚的匹配关系。根据理论分析和大量有限元参数分析结果,建议了加劲肋厚度与钢管壁厚之比和钢管名义径厚比的取值范围,提出了花瓣形钢管混凝土短柱的轴压承载力计算式。

±800kV与500kV混压大跨越钢管混凝土塔等效风荷载分析

大跨越钢管混凝土塔相比于普通钢管塔存在质量、刚度突变的特点。为探究钢管混凝土塔和钢管塔在风荷载作用下的响应规律及设计风荷载的取值,该文以实际工程为例,通过有限元模拟分析了两种塔型的动力特性和风振响应,并将等效静力风荷载与规范结果进行比较。结果表明:钢管混凝土塔的刚度明显高于钢管塔,且前几阶频率相对密集,振型间相互耦合明显;按规范等效风荷载的结构响应大于时程分析响应极值;按规范计算的钢管混凝土塔风振系数在灌入混凝土顶部附近存在突变;钢管混凝土塔顶部位移、加速度响应明显小于钢管塔,且钢管混凝土塔的脉动响应下降更为明显。

环口板加强带脱空缺陷的钢管混凝土T型节点滞回性能试验研究

为研究环口板加强带脱空缺陷的钢管混凝土T型节点的抗震性能,完成了12根节点试件在主管受恒定轴拉力与支管受轴向往复荷载作用下的滞回试验,基于试件破坏模式、荷载-位移滞回关系和应变发展考察了采用环口板加强带脱空缺陷T型节点试件的效果,并对比分析支主管直径比和主管径厚比对试件加强效果的影响。试验结果表明:采用环口板加强T型节点有效抑制了脱空缺陷导致的主管塑性变形,并实现带缺陷T型节点承载力、刚度、延性和耗能能力的完全恢复,甚至优于相应的无脱空试件,其中加强试件的承载力较带脱空缺陷试件提升12.6%以上,较无脱空试件提升6.5%以上,表明经合理设计的环口板加强措施能够弥补脱空缺陷对节点抗震性能的不利影响。

钢管混凝土扁柱-钢梁节点抗震性能有限元分析

为避免钢框架结构中梁柱节点凸出墙体,文章提出一种钢管混凝土扁柱与钢梁节点,采用ABAQUS有限元模拟软件建立4个不同连接位置的钢管混凝土扁柱-钢梁节点的有限元模型,分析节点在低周往复荷载下的破坏模式和抗震性能;结果表明,所提出的节点构造可以实现梁柱刚性连接,所有节点均发生梁铰破坏,抗震性能和耗能能力良好。进一步研究轴压比、竖向隔板厚度和连接构造对节点抗震性能的影响规律,结果表明:随着轴压比的提高,柱端峰值承载力随之下降;减小柱内竖向内隔板的厚度会导致柱端承载力的降低;将盖板连接改为竖向加劲肋连接后,能有效缓解节点处柱壁的应力集中现象。

方钢管超轻混凝土短柱轴压性能试验研究

对16个方钢管超轻混凝土短柱和8个空钢管短柱进行了轴压试验,以超轻混凝土强度和含钢率为变化参数,研究方钢管超轻混凝土短柱的破坏形态和受力性能。结果表明,随着超轻混凝土强度的降低,钢管对核心混凝土的约束效应越强;随着含钢率的增加,构件的承载力和变形能力提高,但当含钢率高于0.25时,超轻混凝土的存在对构件的承载力和变形能力已基本没有影响。基于叠加理论,提出了适用于方钢管超轻混凝土短柱承载力的计算公式。