STRESS STATE OF STEEL TUBE OF SQUARE CFT COLUMNS WHICH REACHED SHORT-TERM ALLOWABLE STRENGTH

Abstract

The allowable strength was compared with the yield strength of CFT short columns subjected to constant axial force and horizontal force in previous studies. The yield strength of CFT columns is determined by 2/3 of compressive force of concrete in most cases. And the yield strength of CFT columns is smaller than the allowable strength. However, as an important index representing the damage state of CFT column, the stress state of steel tube when the CFT column reaches the short-term allowable strength is not clarified. The objective of this study is to make clear whether the steel tube yielded when the short-term allowable strength of square CFT column is reached by an analytical method. The analytical parameters are the effective length to depth ratio, axial force ratio and width to thickness ratio. The range of parameters in the cases which the steel tubes yield before the CFT columns reaches the allowable strength are shown and the decrease of stiffness in these cases are discussed.