Prediction of Axial Capacity of Concrete-Filled Square Steel Tubes Using Neural Networks

The application of artificial neural network to predict the ultimate bearing capacity of CFST （ concrete-filled square steel tubes） short columns under axial loading is explored. Input parameters consiste of concrete compressive strength, yield strength of steel tube, confinement index, sectional dimension and width-to-thickness ratio. The ultimate bearing capacity is the only output parameter. A multilayer feedforward neural network is used to describe the nonlinear relationships between the input and output variables. Fifty-five experimental data of CFST short columns under axial loading are used to train and test the neural network. A comparison between the neural network model and three parameter models shows that the neural network model possesses good accuracy and could be a practical method for predicting the ultimate strength of axially loaded CFST short columns.

Seismic performance of recycled concrete-filled square steel tube columns

An experimental study on the seismic performance of recycled concrete-filled square steel tube （RCFST） columns is carried out. Six specimens were designed and tested under constant axial compression and cyclic lateral loading. Two parameters, replacement percentage of recycled coarse aggregate （RCA） and axial compression level, were considered in the test. Based on the experimental data, the hysteretic loops, skeleton curves, ductility, energy dissipation capacity and stiffness degradation of RCFST columns were analyzed. The test results indicate that the failure modes of RCFST columns are the local buckling of the steel tube at the bottom of the columns, and the hysteretic loops are full and their shapes are similar to normal CFST columns. Furthermore, the ductility coefficient of all specimens are close to 3.0, and the equivalent viscous damping coefficient corresponding to the ultimate lateral load ranges from 0.323 to 0.360, which demonstrates that RCFST columns exhibit remarkable seismic performance.

Behavior of High Strength Concrete Filled Square Steel Tube Stub Columns with Inner CFRP Tube Under Biaxial Eccentric Compression

This paper studies the contribution of CFRP(carbon fiber-reinforced polymer)to the mechanical behavior of high strength concrete-filled square steel tube(HCFST)under biaxial eccentric compression.The new type of composite member is composed of an inner CFRP tube and an outer steel tube with concrete filled in the two tubes.The finite element analysis was made by ABAQUS on the behavior of high strength concrete filled square steel tubular columns with inner CFRP circular tube subjected to bi-axial eccentric loading.The results obtained from the finite element analysis were verified with the experimental results.In addition,the load-deflection curves in the whole process were calculated and analyzed,which can be divided into three segments:Elastic phase,plastic phase,descending phase.Based on the load-deflection curves,the stresses analysis on the core concrete,CFRP tube and steel tube were conducted.The confinement effect of the CFRP tube improves the ductility of HCFST-CFRP stub column.CFRP ratio and eccentricity affect the ultimate bearing capacity of HCFST stub column.Finally,a calculation formula of ultimate bearing capacity was proposed in the paper.

Performance Investigation of Square Concrete-filled Steel Tube Columns

The behaviour of square concrete-filled steel tube columns under concentrical loading was studied. More than one hundred specimens were tested to investigate the effects of thickness of steel tube on the load carrying capacity of the concrete-filled tubular columns （CFTs）. The effect of the grade of concrete and content of expansive agent were also investigated. The effect of these parameters on the confinement of the concrete core was studied as well. From the experimental study it was found that for both CFTs with different strength grade concrete core, the ultimate load carrying capacity increases with the increase in percentage of expansive agent up to 20% but it again decreases at 25% of expansive agent content. It was also shown that the failure mode of CFTs depends on the strength grade of concrete core.

Axial Bearing Capacity of Short FRP Confined Concrete-filled Steel Tubular Columns

The bearing capacity of FRP confined concrete-filled steel tubular （FRP-CFST） columns under axial compression was investigated. This new type of composite column is a concrete-filled steel tube （CFST） confined with fiber-reinforced polymer （FRP） wraps. Totally 11 short column specimens were tested to failure under axial compression. The influences of the type and quantity of FRP, the thickness of steel tube and the concrete strength were studied. It was found that the bearing capacity of short FRP-CFST column was much higher than that of comparable CFST column. Furthermore, the formulas for calculating the bearing capacity of the FRP-CFST columns are proposed. The analytical calculated results agree well with the experimental results.

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.

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。

圆钢管型钢再生混凝土组合柱水平承载力计算方法研究

通过对11个圆钢管型钢再生混凝土组合柱进行低周反复荷载试验,分析再生粗骨料取代率、型钢截面形式、轴压比、型钢配钢率及圆钢管壁厚参数对组合柱水平承载力的影响规律;观察了组合柱的破坏形态及特征,研究了圆钢管、型钢翼缘及腹板应变的发展规律,分析了组合柱的地震破坏特征。研究表明,在水平地震作用下组合柱发生典型的压弯塑性铰破坏。在此基础上,结合现有规范提出了基于叠加原理的圆钢管型钢再生混凝土组合柱水平承载力计算方法。计算结果表明,其水平承载力计算值与试验值吻合度较好,能较为准确地预测组合柱的水平承载力。

局部环向变厚度方钢管混凝土柱偏压力学性能研究

针对海洋环境中飞溅区造成的钢管混凝土柱局部环向腐蚀现象,采用机械削减方式模拟钢管壁厚局部环向腐蚀,进行了7个方钢管混凝土柱偏压试验,揭示了削弱率和偏心率对其偏压承载力的影响,并通过数值模拟对削弱率进行拓展分析.提出了基于削弱率的偏压承载力降低系数,代入中、美规范进行偏压承载力计算.结果表明:钢管的局部环向变厚度严重削弱了方钢管混凝土柱的偏压承载力和侧向挠曲能力;较大的加载偏心率也降低了其偏压承载力,但增大了其侧向挠曲能力.引入偏压承载力降低系数后,根据中、美规范计算得到的偏压承载力与试验值均吻合较好;相比于我国规范,美国规范在计算偏压承载力时相对更加保守.

配筋空心方钢管高强混凝土纯弯构件受力性能有限元分析

目的 研究配筋空心钢管高强混凝土构件的抗弯性能,推动其在建筑结构中的应用。方法 采用有限元分析软件ABAQUS建立配筋空心钢管混凝土构件有限元模型,在验证模型准确的基础上,分析构件的受力全过程及钢材屈服强度、混凝土抗压强度、钢管壁厚、钢筋直径、普通钢筋数量对构件受弯性能的影响。结果 纯弯试件在荷载作用下受力过程可分为3个阶段:弹性阶段、弹塑性阶段和强化阶段;试件破坏形态均为受弯破坏,表现出较好地延性。结论 组合构件在弯矩作用下可以很好地协同工作;钢材屈服强度和钢管壁厚的增加对构件承载力的提高影响最显著,建议配置普通钢筋数量在6~8根为最优。

新型不锈钢管固废混凝土构件受弯性能研究

进行了6个不锈钢管混凝土试件的纯弯试验研究,分析了在弯曲荷载作用下,混凝土类型和截面形状对新型S35657奥氏体不锈钢管混凝土构件的破坏模态、荷载-变形关系、抗弯刚度与承载力的影响规律。试验结果表明:固废混凝土对新型不锈钢管混凝土纯弯构件的整体破坏模态影响不大,但固废混凝土有利于提高构件的抗弯承载力与刚度。随后建立了不锈钢管固废混凝土纯弯构件有限元模型并验证了既有材料模型的适用性,最后分析了各规范抗弯承载力计算方法的适用性和预测精度。

钢管超高强混凝土受弯力学性能试验研究

以官盛渠江大桥为依托,通过3组共6个受弯试件的模型试验,探讨钢管超高强混凝土(抗压强度f_(cu)=80.3~115.2MPa)的受弯力学性能,研究混凝土强度对钢管超高强混凝土的抗弯承载力、变形特征与失效模式的影响。试验结果表明:钢管超高强混凝土的受弯破坏模式与普通钢管混凝土相同,主要为挠度过大而失效,呈整体弯曲破坏,受压区有局部鼓屈;试件进入屈服阶段后,承载力降低较少,具有很好的弯曲延性性能;管内混凝土主要对钢管提供横向约束,避免钢管过早受弯压陷屈曲;在截面含钢率一定时,管内混凝土强度增长对钢管超高强混凝土受弯构件的受弯破坏模式、承载力与延性性能的影响较小。

冲击荷载下内配圆形钢管混凝土的方形叠合柱剩余承载力研究

为研究内配圆形钢管混凝土方形叠合柱侧向冲击后剩余承载力性能,利用有限元软件ANSYS/LS-DYNA建立了叠合柱冲击后受压承载力数值模型。对经典侧向冲击试验进行了数值模拟,分析表明该数值模型能够较好地模拟结构柱的破坏形态、冲击力和挠度。基于该模型研究了不同参数下叠合柱侧向冲击后剩余承载力特性,对比了未遭受冲击叠合柱轴心受压承载力,分析两者轴压极限承载力差异,并提出损伤程度评价指标(D_(dag)),量化分析了剩余承载力。结果表明:侧向冲击后叠合柱进行轴压加载直至破坏时易发生弯剪破坏,所消耗的能量相比于未遭受冲击叠合柱降低较多;在相同冲击条件下,冲击速度、轴压比和长细比对叠合柱耐冲击性能和冲击后剩余承载力影响最为显著和全面,而边界条件和钢管壁厚影响较小,但也不可忽视;基于损伤程度评价指标(D_(dag))及对应的损伤描述,可以快速地判定叠合柱的损伤程度,为结构安全提供应对策略。

火灾后高强钢管混凝土柱轴压的参数化分析

为研究不同参数对火灾后高强钢管混凝土柱受轴压时的性能影响,利用ABAQUS有限元软件模拟火灾后高强钢管混凝土柱轴压模型,对该构件以钢管屈服强度、受火时间、混凝土强度为主要参数进行承载力-位移曲线分析,并剖析火灾后高强钢管混凝土柱典型曲线。结果表明:随着钢管屈服强度和混凝土强度增大,构件极限承载力增大;随着受火时间增加构件极限承载力出现下降趋势;从整体上看,受火时间分别为60、90、120 min时,构件中的混凝土承担主要载荷。

钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱受压性能试验

为了探究钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱受压性能,首先,考虑混凝土类型、混凝土强度、径厚比、长径比和偏心率等参数影响,设计了11根钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱和3根普通钢管混凝土中长柱;其次,通过轴压和偏压试验,并结合有限元分析法,研究了试件破坏形态、承载力、变形特征等变化规律;最后,基于极限平衡理论,提出了适用于钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱轴压与偏压承载力计算公式。研究结果表明:钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱破坏形态与普通钢管混凝土中长柱的破坏形态相似,均为弯曲失稳破坏;钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱承载能力与普通钢管混凝土中长柱承载能力相当,但钢管预置集料混凝土试件轴向刚度是普通钢管混凝土试件轴向刚度的1.2倍左右,表现出良好的抗变形能力;钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱径厚比由39.75降低至19.88,承载能力提高33.8%;长径比由6增大至15时,承载能力降低20.5%;偏心率由0.25增大至1.0时,承载力降低49.5%;钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱稳定系数受混凝土强度和径厚比影响较小,但随着长径比和偏心率增大而近乎呈线性降低趋势。本文提出的承载力计算公式可为钢管预置集料混凝土中长柱设计提供参考。

PBL抗剪传力钢筋连接接头受拉力学性能试验

装配式混凝土构件间钢筋的连接是其适用性和经济性的关键环节,针对国内工程常用的灌浆套筒和约束浆锚钢筋连接技术存在施工难度大、效率低、质量不易检验等问题,本文提出了PBL-穿孔钢筋连接接头、PBL-穿孔钢管连接接头和PBL-U形钢筋连接接头3种钢筋连接接头,实现预制混凝土单元间钢筋应力的传递,具有施工简便、质量易保证、成本低等优势。对这3种钢筋接头进行了6组参数共18个钢筋接头试件的拉伸性能试验,研究了新型接头试件的破坏模式、承载力和变形能力等,得到各参数对新型接头拉伸强度的影响规律,并对不同接头的受拉力学性能进行对比分析。研究结果表明:3种钢筋连接接头能够实现钢筋应力的有效传递,验证了新型钢筋连接接头的可行性。

内置型钢的圆形不锈钢管混凝土构件的抗弯性能

采用有限元模型研究内置型钢的圆形不锈钢管混凝土构件的纯弯力学性能,有限元计算结果与试验结果吻合良好。该类典型构件的抗弯承载力比不锈钢管混凝土对比构件的相应值高111.33%;混凝土承担的弯矩也比对比构件的相应值高23.31%,受压区混凝土的抗压承载力约提高了20%,原因是钢管和型钢翼缘对受压区混凝土形成了良好的约束作用。该类构件的抗弯刚度与抗弯承载力随着混凝土强度、不锈钢含钢率、型钢含钢率和回转半径比的增大而提高;其抗弯承载力随着不锈钢屈服强度或型钢屈服强度的增大而提高。最终给出了该类构件的抗弯刚度和抗弯承载力的简化计算方法。

方钢管砖混再生骨料混凝土短柱轴压性能有限元研究

目的 研究方钢管砖混再生骨料混凝土短柱的力学性能,推动建筑固废资源化利用。方法 利用ABAQUS软件建立方钢管砖混再生骨料混凝土短柱模型,将模拟结果与试验结果进行对比,验证了模型的正确性。然后分析砖混骨料取代率、倒角率、钢管屈服强度及厚度对短柱轴压力学性能的影响。结果 砖混骨料取代率小于50%时,极限承载力降低幅度在10%以内;当倒角率提高至0.16时,极限承载力有小幅度提升;试件的极限承载力随着钢管的厚度及屈服强度的增大而提高。结论 砖混骨料取代率较小时对试件承载能力影响较小,外包钢管的强度与厚度对试件承载能力有较大影响。对于方柱,适当提高倒角率可以使钢管更好约束混凝土,提高试件承载能力,但倒角率过大时截面面积有较大削弱,承载能力降低。

圆形截面钢管混凝土受弯构件塑性发展系数的双因素计算模型研究

为了综合考虑截面几何和材料特性对圆形截面钢管混凝土(CFST)受弯构件抗弯强度的影响,选择截面厚径比和材料强度比作为自变量,研究建立了圆CFST受弯构件截面塑性发展系数的二元函数计算表达,并建立了截面抗弯强度计算模型。首先在确定厚径比和强度比取值范围的基础上,设计1 656个圆CFST受弯构件的数值模型,利用纤维模型法计算确定每个构件的截面抗弯强度和塑性发展系数。然后选择截面钢管壁厚与外径之比、钢管强度与核心混凝土强度之比作为自变量,通过回归分析建立圆CFST构件的截面塑性发展系数的二元函数表达式,据此提出了圆CFST构件截面抗弯强度的计算模型。最后通过与试验数据、现行设计规范和研究文献中不同计算模型进行对比分析,验证了建立的圆形截面钢管混凝土受弯构件的截面塑性发展系数和抗弯强度计算模型具有更高的精度和适用性。

广义圆端形钢管混凝土短柱轴压承载力公式

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