Abstract
Partially Encased Composite (PEC) Columns consist of thin-walled built-up H-shaped steel sections with links welded near the flange tips and concrete cast between the flanges. To predict the strength and ductility of slender PEC columns, Newmark’s numerical iterative procedure is implemented. Overall column slenderness ratio, flange plate slenderness ratio and concrete strength are the selected parameters to observe the variation of strength and ductility of slender PEC column. Bending of column about both the strong and weak axis is considered to observe the significance of the selected parameters. In strong axis bending, a decrease in strength is found with the increase of overall slenderness ratio and flange plate slenderness ratio. Again, failure envelope of column strength curve becomes smaller with the increase of overall slenderness ratio. It implies the ductility of slender PEC column decreases with the increase of the overall slenderness ratio. Moreover, similar behaviour is observed with the increase of flange plate slenderness ratio. As the strength of concrete increases, strength of slender PEC column is observed to increase by significant amount. Similar behaviour is observed in weak axis bending along with some drop in strength
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