Abstract
AbstractComposite steel-concrete columns and beam-columns have been shown to provide superior performance when the intrinsic synergistic characteristics of concrete and steel are properly exploited. However, limited test data are available to justify the structural system response factors and comprehensive design equations in current design specifications. This research, through the testing of 18 full-scale, slender concrete-filled steel tube (CFT) beam-columns, addresses these needs by providing comprehensive data to calibrate advanced computational models and assess design equations. The CFT specimens were subjected to complex load protocols that included pure compression, uniaxial and biaxial bending combined with compression, pure torsion, and torsion combined with compression. The results for the pure compression tests reported in this paper indicate that current AISC design provisions provide an accurate estimation of column capacity for both strength and stiffness. The experimental loading response...
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