• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.131-150
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• 2013

This paper presents the experimental results of axially loaded stub columns of slender steel hollow square section (SHS) strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) sheets. 9 specimens were fabricated and the main parameters were: width-thickness ratio (b/t), the number of CFRP ply, and the CFRP sheet orientation. From the tests, it was observed that two sides would typically buckle outward and the other two sides would buckle inward. A maximum increase of 33% was achieved in axial-load capacity when 3 layers of CFRP were used to wrap HSS columns of b/t = 100 transversely. Also, stiffness and ductility index (DI) were compared between un-retrofitted specimens and retrofitted specimens. Finally, it was shown that the application of CFRP to slender sections delays local buckling and subsequently results in significant increases in elastic buckling stress. In the last section, a prediction formula of the ultimate strength developed using the experimental results is presented.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.747-759
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• 2018

This study proposed a new type of concrete column that was confined with both steel angles and spiral hoops, named angle-steel and spiral confined concrete (ASCC) column. A total of 22 ASCC stub columns were tested under axial compression to investigate their behavior. For a comparison, three angle-steel reinforced concrete (ARC) stub columns were also tested. The test results indicated that ASCC column had a superior mechanical performance. The strength, ductility and energy absorption were considerably increased due to the improvement of confinement from spiral hoops. The confinement behavior and failure mechanism of ASCC column were investigated by the analysis of failure mode, load-deformation curve and section-strain distribution. Parametric studies were carried out to examine the influences of different parameters on the axial compression behavior of ASCC columns. A calculation approach was developed to predict the ultimate load carrying capacity of ASCC columns under axial compression. It was validated that the predicted results were in well agreement with the experimental results.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.453-461
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 건축구조용 고성능강 HSA800의 건축구조부재로의 적용을 위한 연구로써, 용접 제작된 각형강관 및 H형강에 대해 단주편심압축 실험을 바탕으로 해석모델을 이용한 검증이 이루어졌다. 특히, 고성능강 조립단주의 유한요소해석을 이용한 변수연구와 P-M 상관관계로부터 현행 기준의 적용여부를 평가하고자 하였으며, 폭두께비와 축력비를 주요변수로 두었다. 변수모델의 P-M상관도 분석결과, 압축력에 대한 비세장단면은 모두 현행기준의 요구에서 크게 상회하는 결과를 얻었고 축력비가 낮을수록 휨강도비에 충분한 여유를 갖는 것을 확인하였다. 압축력에 대한 세장판 단면을 갖는 각형강관의 경우, 현행기준의 요구에 못 미치는 결과를 보였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.289-297
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 고강도강재(HSA800)의 단주 편심압축실험을 통해 휨-압축 부재의 강도를 평가하였다. 편심압축실험은 축력비에 따라 휨-압축의 조합력을 받는 부재의 P-M 상관관계를 알아보기 위해 HSA800강재의 각형강관과 H형강을 대상으로 실험을 수행하였으며, 가력 편심거리를 조정하여 다양한 P-M 조합에 대해 강도평가 실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과 실험최대 평균응력은 국부좌굴에 의한 최대내력이 결정된 실험체에 대해서는 판폭두께비가 증가함에 따라 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 발현강도의 여유는 축력이 낮을수록 상대적으로 휨강도에 대해 큰 마진을 보이고 있었고, 실험체 모두 현행 설계기준의 P-M 상관관계를 안전측으로 충족하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.107-122
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• 2020

Moment resisting stub columns (MRSCs) have increasingly adopted in special moment-resisting frame (SMF) systems in steel building structures, especially in Asian countries. The MRSCs typically provide a lower deformation capacity compared to shear-panel stub columns, a limited post-yield stiffness, and severe strength degradation as adopting slender webs. A new MRSC design with cored configuration, consisting of a core-segment and two side-segments using different steel grades, has been proposed in the study to improve the demerits mentioned above. Several full-scale components of the cored MRSC were experimentally investigated focusing on the hysteretic performance of plastic hinges at the ends. The effects of the depths of the core-segment and the adopted reduced column section details on the hysteretic behavior of the components were examined. The measured hysteretic responses verified that the cored MRSC enabled to provide early yielding, great ductility and energy dissipation, enhanced post-yield stiffness and limited strength degradation due to local buckling of flanges. A parametric study upon the dimensions of the cored MRSC was then conducted using numerical discrete model validated by the measured responses. Finally, a set of model equations were established based on the results of the parametric analysis to accurately estimate strength backbone curves of the cored MRSCs under increasing-amplitude cyclic loadings.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.533-546
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• 2023

Cost-effective solutions provided by composite construction are gaining popularity which, in turn, promotes the appearance on the market of new types of composite sections that allow not only to take advantage of the synergy of steel and concrete working together at room temperature, but also to improve their behaviour at high temperatures. When combined with high performance materials, significant load-bearing capacities can be achieved even with reduced cross-sectional dimensions. Steel-reinforced concrete-filled steel tubular (SR-CFST) columns are one of these innovative composite sections, where an open steel profile is embedded into a CFST section. Besides the renowned benefits of these typologies at room temperature, the fire protection offered by the surrounding concrete to the inner steel profile, gives them an enhanced fire performance which delays its loss of mechanical capacity in a fire scenario. The experimental evidence on the fire behaviour of SR-CFST columns is still scarce, particularly when combined with high performance materials. However, it is being much needed for the development of specific design provisions that consider the use of the inner steel profile in CFST columns. In this work, a new experimental program on the thermo-mechanical behaviour of SR-CFST columns is presented to extend the available experimental database. Ten SR-CFST stub columns, with circular and square geometries, combining high strength steel and concrete were tested. It was seen that the circular specimens reached higher failure times than the square columns, with the failure time increasing both when high strength steel was used at the embedded steel profile and high strength concrete was used as infill. Finally, different proposals for the reduction coefficients of high performance materials were assessed in the prediction of the cross-sectional fire resistance of the SR-CFST columns.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.133-142
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• 2014

상 하부 T-stub 접합부는 보와 기둥의 강성비, T-stub의 기하학적 형상변화, 긴결재의 개수, 패널존 효과 등의 영향에 따라서 보통모멘트골조 및 특수모멘트골조에 적합한 거동특성을 나타내는 완전강도 부분강접 접합부(full strength partial restrained connection)이다. 이러한 상 하부 T-stub 접합부가 구조적으로 안전하게 거동하기 위해서는 충분한 강도, 강성, 연성능력을 나타내어야 한다. 이 연구는 T-stub의 기하학적 형상변화가 상 하부 T-stub 접합부의 모멘트-회전각 관계에 미치는 영향을 파악하고, 이에 따른 상 하부 T-stub 접합부의 초기회전강성을 평가하기 위해 진행하였다. 이를 위하여 T-stub의 기하학적 형상변수 ${\alpha}^{\prime}$값을 변화시킨 2개의 상 하부 T-stub 접합부 실험체를 제작하여 접합부 실험을 수행하였고, 3차원 비선형 유한요소해석도 수행하였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2011

두께가 얇은 강관을 사용한 CFT기둥은 강관의 국부좌굴에 대한 구속효과로 내력상승을 기대할 수 있으므로 폭두께비가 작은 강관 CFT기둥에 비해 경제성을 확보할 수 있다. 본 논문의 목적은 각형 CFT기둥에 대한 기존 설계식의 타당성을 입증하고, 내력 증대에 따른 강관 폭두께비의 사용성 한계를 확인하고자 하였다. 실험의 주요변수로는 강관의 폭두께비, 콘크리트 각 주의 높이 및 콘크리트 충전 유무로 하였다. 실험결과, 고강도 콘크리트를 충전한 박판의 각형강관기둥에서 충전콘크리트의 압축내력에 대한 강관의 구속효과가 크게 나타났으며, 비선형 해석에 따르면, 실험결과에 의한 내력은 전체 CFT단주 실험체에서 해석값보다 다소 크게 나타남을 알 수 있었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.559-573
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• 2019

Spiral spacing effect on axial compressive behavior of reinforced concrete filled steel tube (RCFST) stub column is experimentally investigated in this paper. A total of twenty specimens including sixteen square RCFST columns and four benchmarked conventional square concrete filled steel tube (CFST) columns are fabricated and tested. Test variables include spiral spacing (spiral ratio) and concrete strength. The failure modes, load versus displacement curves, compressive rigidity, axial compressive strength, and ductility of the specimens are obtained and analyzed. Especially, the effect of spiral spacing on axial compressive strength and ductility is investigated and discussed in detail. Test results show that heavily arranged spirals considerably increase the ultimate compressive strength but lightly arranged spirals have no obvious effect on the ultimate strength. In practical design, the effect of spirals on RCFST column strength should be considered only when spirals are heavily arranged. Spiral spacing has a considerable effect on increasing the post-peak ductility of RCFST columns. Decreasing of the spiral spacing considerably increases the post-peak ductility of the RCFSTs. When the concrete strength increases, ultimate strength increases but the ductility decreases, due to the brittleness of the higher strength concrete. Arranging spirals, even with a rather small amount of spirals, is an economical and easy solution for improving the ductility of RCFST columns with high-strength concrete. Ultimate compressive strengths of the columns are calculated according to the codes EC4 (2004), GB 50936 (2014), AIJ (2008), and ACI 318 (2014). The ultimate strength of RCFST stub columns can be most precisely evaluated using standard GB 50936 (2014) considering the effect of spiral confinement on core concrete.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권6호
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• pp.745-751
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• 2021

Concrete filled double skin tubular members (CFDST) consist of double concentric circular or square steel tubes with concrete filled between the two steel tubes. The CFDST members, having a hollow section inside the internal tube, are generally lighter than ordinary concrete filled steel tubular members (CFT) which have a solid cross-section. Therefore, when the CFDST members are applied to bridge piers, reduction of seismic action can be expected. The present study aims to investigate, experimentally, the behavior of CFDST stub columns with double concentric square steel tubes filled with concrete (SS-CFDST) when working under centric compression. Two test parameters, namely, inner-to-outer width ratio and outer square steel tube's width-to-thickness were selected and outer steel tube's width-to-thickness ratio ranging from 70 to 160 were considered. In the results, shear failure of the concrete fill and local buckling of the double skin tubes having largest inner-to-outer width ratio were observed. A method to predict axial loading capacity of SS-CFDST is also proposed. In addition, the load capacity in the axial direction of stub column test on SS-CFDST is compared with that of double circular CFDST. Finally, the biaxial stress behavior of both steel tubes under plane stress is discussed.