Residual axial bearing capacity of concrete-filled circular steel tubular columns (CFCSTCs) after transverse impact

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study the effect of both transverse impact, and ratio of outer diameter to thickness of outer steel tube (D/t), on the residual axial bearing capacity of concrete-filled circular steel tubular columns (CFCSTCs). A total of sixteen samples, including four samples left untreated for comparison, are experimentally studied to investigate the effect of both drop-hammer transverse impact height (H), and D/t ratio, on the residual axial bearing capacity of CFCSTCs. The failure mode, load-displacement curves, load-strain curves, and residual axial bearing capacity of those samples are extensively investigated. A finite element analysis (FEA) model is established to predict the effect of D/t ratio on the residual axial bearing capacity of CFCSTCs. The results indicate that the H and the D/t ratio have noticeable effects on the axial compression performance of CFCSTCs. Failure mode of samples is commonly local buckling. In addition, maximum reduction of the axial bearing capacity of columns reaches about 35% compared with that of untreated columns. The results also show that the bearing capacity of the column increases with a decreasing D/t ratio of the same diameter (D).