Analysis of the Mechanical Behavior of Short Tube Columns Filled with Concrete by Different Contact Surface Conditions

Abstract:

Concrete-filled steel tubular(CFT) columns are often used as the main supporting columns for high-rise buildings and has become a topic of academic concern. The past research about CFT most focused on its ultimate strength and mechanical behavior. The experiment method which is usually expensive and time-consuming. Other research methods include combining experimental data with appropriate theory to design or calculate the structural properties, and these methods tend to have a conservative assessment of the results. Therefore, some researches have been developing finite element model to simulate and analyze the ultimate strength and buckling condition of CFT and its component behavior. In this paper, finite element analysis is used to explore the mechanical behavior of CFT during exerting axial compression load. Contact pair settings and friction coefficient settings were compared with different pattern to investigate the accuracy of simulation and the mechanical behavior of CFT columns. Study found that the ultimate strength for CFT columns obtained by finite element analysis can achieve good accuracy, and in the mean time the mechanical behavior simulation of CFT columns with proper finite element settings could be achieved.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 166-169)
• Pages: 2933-2937
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.166-169.2933
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Te Wei Fan
• Keywords: Concrete-Filled Tube Columns, Contact Element, Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

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