No / This study explores the lateral deflections of diagonal braces in concentrically-braced earthquake-resisting frames. The performance of this widely-used system is often compromised by the flexural buckling of slender braces in compression. In addition to reducing the compressive resistance, buckling may also cause these members to undergo sizeable lateral deflections which could damage surrounding structural components. Different approaches have been used in the past to predict the mid-length lateral deflections of cyclically loaded steel braces based on their theoretical deformed geometry or by using experimental data. Expressions have been proposed relating the mid-length lateral deflection to the axial displacement ductility of the member. Recent experiments were conducted on hollow and concrete-filled circular hollow section (CHS) braces of different lengths under cyclic loading. Very slender, concrete-filled tubular braces exhibited a highly ductile response, undergoing large axial displacements prior to failure. The presence of concrete infill did not influence the magnitude of lateral deflection in relation to the axial displacement, but did increase the number of cycles endured and the maximum axial displacement achieved. The corresponding lateral deflections exceeded the deflections observed in the majority of the previous experiments that were considered. Consequently, predictive expressions from previous research did not accurately predict the mid-height lateral deflections of these CHS members. Mid-length lateral deflections were found to be influenced by the member non-dimensional slenderness ( ) and hence a new expression was proposed for the lateral deflection in terms of member slenderness and axial displacement ductility. / TATA Steel

Yes / This paper presents an experimental study into the axial compressive behaviour of self-compacting concrete filled elliptical steel tube columns. In total, ten specimens, including two empty columns, with various lengths, section sizes and concrete strengths were tested to failure. The experimental results indicated that the failure modes of the self-compacting concrete filled elliptical steel tube columns with large slenderness ratio were dominated by global buckling. Furthermore, the composite columns possessed higher critical axial compressive capacities compared with their hollow section companions due to the composite interaction. However, due to the large slenderness ratio of the test specimens, the change of compressive strength of concrete core did not show significant effect on the critical axial compressive capacity of concrete filled columns although the axial compressive capacity increased with the concrete grade increase. The comparison between the axial compressive load capacities obtained from experimental study and prediction using simple methods provided in Eurocode 4 for concrete-filled steel circular tube columns showed a reasonable agreement. The experimental results, analysis and comparison presented in this paper clearly support the application of self-compacting concrete filled elliptical steel tube columns in construction engineering practice.

Yes / In this work, experimental and numerical investigations were performed on the behaviours of circular concrete filled double steel tubular (CFDST) slender columns and beams, in which the external tube employed stainless steel tube. Eighteen specimens, 12 slender columns and 6 beams, were tested to obtain the failure patterns, load versus deflection relationships and strain developments of stainless steel tube. A finite element (FE) model was developed and verified by experimental results. The validated FE model was then employed to investigate the effects of key parameters, including hollow ratio, eccentric ratio and material strength, on the load-carrying capacity. The load distribution among the components and contact stress between steel tube and sandwiched concrete were also analyzed. Finally, the design methods for CFDST, hollow CFST and solid CFST members with carbon steel external tube respectively suggested by Han et al. (2018), Chinese GB 50936-2014 (2014) and AISC 360-16 (2016) were employed to evaluate their applicability for the circular CFDST slender columns and beams with stainless steel outer tube. / The authors gratefully acknowledge the Shanxi Province Outstanding Youth Fund (No. 201701D211006) and the National Natural Science Foundation (No. 51838008).

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No presente trabalho foi analisado o comportamento de ligações viga-pilar em estruturas mistas de aço e concreto com o auxílio de simulação numérica e experimentação. A simulação numérica foi realizada no programa DIANA, baseado no método dos Elementos Finitos. Os modelos de ligações analisados são compostos por ligações com parafusos passantes entre pilares metálicos preenchidos com concreto e vigas metálicas. A laje utilizada foi do tipo com fôrma de aço incorporada, com a utilização de conectores de cisalhamento para resistir aos esforços em conjunto com a viga. Para simular a situação de pilar intermediário, foram utilizados modelos com formato cruciforme, os quais foram submetidos à força cíclica reversível com a finalidade de submeter à estrutura a esforços semelhantes aos provocados por vento e sismo. Além do efeito da força cíclica, este trabalho avaliou também a influência na rigidez da ligação causada pela taxa de armadura da laje e pelo detalhe de ancoragem da armadura de continuidade ao pilar misto. Para isso foram ensaiados quatro modelos. Dentro da metodologia proposta, obteve-se numérica e experimentalmente, dados que permitiram a construção de curvas momento versus rotação e força versus deslocamento para a quantificação da rigidez e determinação da ductilidade da ligação. Como resultado das análises concluiu-se que a laje contribui mais na rigidez da ligação quando ela está submetida a momento fletor positivo e com relação ao método de ancoragem não houve diferença significativa nas rigidezes. / This research studied the behavior of beam-column connection in composite steel-concrete structures and was developed with the use of numerical simulation and experimentation. The numerical simulation was performed using the program DIANA which is based on the finite element method. The models are composed of connections with bolts passing through the concrete filled tube (CFT) column and steel beams with a steel deck. It was used shear connectors for the slab works together with the beam to resist the bend. To simulate the situation of the middle column, they are used models with cruciform form, which were subjected to reversible cyclic loading in order to bring structure the efforts similar to those caused by wind and earthquake. Besides the effect of cyclic loading, this research also evaluated the influence on the connection stiffness caused by the slab reinforcement ratio and anchors detail to the column of some bars. To obtain this information four models were tested. Within the proposed methodology numerical and experimental data were obtained which made possible the construction of moment versus rotation curves and loading versus displacement for the quantification of stiffness and ductility of the connections. The result of this research shows that the slab contributes more on the increase of stiffness when the connection is subjected to sagging moment and about the method of anchoring, there is no significant difference on stiffness between the two methods.

No presente trabalho foi analisado o comportamento de ligações viga-pilar em estruturas mistas de aço e concreto com o auxílio de simulação numérica e experimentação. A simulação numérica foi realizada no programa DIANA, baseado no método dos Elementos Finitos. Os modelos de ligações analisados são compostos por ligações com parafusos passantes entre pilares metálicos preenchidos com concreto e vigas metálicas. A laje utilizada foi do tipo com fôrma de aço incorporada, com a utilização de conectores de cisalhamento para resistir aos esforços em conjunto com a viga. Para simular a situação de pilar intermediário, foram utilizados modelos com formato cruciforme, os quais foram submetidos à força cíclica reversível com a finalidade de submeter à estrutura a esforços semelhantes aos provocados por vento e sismo. Além do efeito da força cíclica, este trabalho avaliou também a influência na rigidez da ligação causada pela taxa de armadura da laje e pelo detalhe de ancoragem da armadura de continuidade ao pilar misto. Para isso foram ensaiados quatro modelos. Dentro da metodologia proposta, obteve-se numérica e experimentalmente, dados que permitiram a construção de curvas momento versus rotação e força versus deslocamento para a quantificação da rigidez e determinação da ductilidade da ligação. Como resultado das análises concluiu-se que a laje contribui mais na rigidez da ligação quando ela está submetida a momento fletor positivo e com relação ao método de ancoragem não houve diferença significativa nas rigidezes. / This research studied the behavior of beam-column connection in composite steel-concrete structures and was developed with the use of numerical simulation and experimentation. The numerical simulation was performed using the program DIANA which is based on the finite element method. The models are composed of connections with bolts passing through the concrete filled tube (CFT) column and steel beams with a steel deck. It was used shear connectors for the slab works together with the beam to resist the bend. To simulate the situation of the middle column, they are used models with cruciform form, which were subjected to reversible cyclic loading in order to bring structure the efforts similar to those caused by wind and earthquake. Besides the effect of cyclic loading, this research also evaluated the influence on the connection stiffness caused by the slab reinforcement ratio and anchors detail to the column of some bars. To obtain this information four models were tested. Within the proposed methodology numerical and experimental data were obtained which made possible the construction of moment versus rotation curves and loading versus displacement for the quantification of stiffness and ductility of the connections. The result of this research shows that the slab contributes more on the increase of stiffness when the connection is subjected to sagging moment and about the method of anchoring, there is no significant difference on stiffness between the two methods.

This thesis presents the results of a research project to investigate the behaviour of the two components of a reverse channel connection to concrete filled tubular sections: the reverse channel and the steel tubular section, at both ambient and elevated temperatures. This research forms part of a European Union funded project on the robustness of joints to composite columns under fire conditions. The specific objectives of this research are to develop methods of quantifying the load-deformation behaviour at various temperatures of the two components. This research has been carried out through a combination of experiments, numerical simulations and analytical developments. Two series of tests have been carried out at different elevated temperatures, one for the reverse channels with lateral loads to the web applied as tensile loads through bolts and one for the concrete filled tubular sections under lateral loads applied through two steel plates (simulating the legs of a reverse channel) in the longitudinal direction of the section. These tests have been used to provide data for the validation of the numerical models based on using the general finite element package ABAQUS. The validated numerical models have been used to conduct a number of parametric studies to provide extensive data for the development of analytical methods to determine the load-deflection characteristics of the two components. For the reverse channel web, the load-deflection relationship consists of two parts and this research has developed analytical equations to predict initial stiffness, yield and ultimate resistance. The initial stiffness is based on extending and simplifying the Timoshenko solution for a plate under a block of lateral loads. The yield resistance is based on the yield line solution that the failure patterns were chosen based on the results attained from test and simulations. The ultimate resistance was calculated based on virtual work principle for the patterns considered in the yield resistance part. For the rectangular concrete filled tubular sections under lateral pulling forces applied through two plates, the load-deflection curve consists of two parts, depicting a linear phase followed by a nonlinear part. This research has developed expressions to calculate initial stiffness, yield resistance, and ultimate resistance. The initial stiffness is formulated according to the Timoshenko solution for a partially loaded plate. The yield resistance is determined by employing yield line solution for the yield patterns obtained from both the test and FE modelling. The ultimate resistance is evaluated by implementing the virtual work principle to the patterns considered in former part. The analytical load-deflection solutions have been compared with the numerical simulation and the experimental results and the agreement is generally satisfactory.

The purpose of this research is to examine the behaviour of elliptical concrete-filled steel tubular stub columns under a combination of axial force and bending moment. Most of the research carried out to date involving concrete-filled steel sections has focussed on circular and rectangular tubes, with each shape exhibiting distinct behaviour. The degree of concrete confinement provided by the hollow section wall has been studied under pure compression but remains ambiguous for combined compressive and bending loads, with no current design provision for this loading combination. To explore the structural behaviour, laboratory tests were carried out using eight stub columns of two different tube wall thicknesses and applying axial compression under various eccentricities. Moment-rotation relationships were produced for each specimen to establish the influence of cross-section dimension and axis of bending on overall response. Full 3D finite element models were developed, comparing the effect of different material constitutive models, until good agreement was found. Finally, analytical interaction curves were generated assuming plastic behaviour and compared with the experimental and finite element results. Ground work provided from these tests paves the way for the development of future design guidelines on the member level.

This paper presents the axial compressive behaviour of stub concrete-filled columns with elliptical stainless steel and carbon steel hollow sections. The finite element method developed via ABAQUS/Standard solver was used to carry out the simulations. The accuracy of the FE modelling and the proposed confined concrete stress-strain model were verified against experimental results. A parametric study on stub concrete-filled columns with various elliptical hollow sections made with stainless steel and carbon steel was conducted. The comparisons and analyses presented in this paper outline the effect of hollow sectional configurations to the axial compressive behaviour of elliptical concrete-filled steel tubular columns, especially the merits of using stainless steel hollow sections is highlighted.

This paper presents the details of an experimental investigation on the behaviour of axially loaded concrete-filled stainless steel elliptical hollow sections. The experimental investigation was conducted using normal and high strength concrete of 30 and 100 MPa. The current study is based on stub column tests and is therefore limited to cross-section capacity. Based on the equations proposed by the authors on concrete-filled stainless steel circular columns, a new set of equations for the stainless steel concrete-filled elliptical hollow sections were proposed. From the limited data currently available, the equation provides an accurate and consistent prediction of the axial capacity of the composite concrete-filled stainless steel elliptical hollow sections.