Flexural performance of concrete-encased CFST box members. (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Jin-Yang; Wang, Fa-Cheng; Han, Lin-Hai; Mu, Ting-Min
• Is Part Of: Structures. Volume 27(2020)
• Page Start: 2034
• Page End: 2047
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) -- Concrete-encased CFST -- Box member -- Bending -- Flexural strength; Structural engineering -- Periodicals; 624.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2020.07.065
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-0124

Abstract

Abstract: The flexural behavior of concrete-encased CFST box members is presented in this paper. Twelve bending tests were conducted to evaluate the influence of section size, steel tube diameter and bending direction on the performance of the concrete-encased CFST box beams. The test results were also discussed, including the observed failure patterns and developments of concrete cracks during the whole loading procedure. A numerical model was then developed to investigate the flexural behavior of the composite beams. The study of the full-range analysis, load transfer mechanism and stress distribution was carried out. Then the parametric studies were performed based on the FEA modeling. Finally, a simplified method for predicting the stiffness and flexural strength of the concrete-encased CFST box beams was presented.