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See detailMonotonic axial compressive behaviour and confinement mechanism of square CFRP-steel tube confined concrete
Wang, Yanlei; Cai, Gaochuang; Si Larbi, Amir et al

in Engineering Structures (2020)

Steel tube confined concrete (STCC) is widely used in the vertical members of high-rise buildings such as columns. The axial load is not directly resisted by the steel tube in STCC, but is resisted via ... [more ▼]

Steel tube confined concrete (STCC) is widely used in the vertical members of high-rise buildings such as columns. The axial load is not directly resisted by the steel tube in STCC, but is resisted via the interfacial frictional stress between steel tube and concrete core, which is different with that of concrete filled steel tube (CFT) members and would effectively suppress the outward local buckling of steel tube at early stage. Recently, fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) confined STCC presents a potential to enhance the ductility and durability of such vertical elements. This paper presents an experimental study on monotonic axial compressive behaviour of carbon FRP (CFRP) confined STCC (CFRP- STCC) stub column and an analytical study on the confinement mechanism of and the ultimate axial bearing capacity of the elements. A three-stage confinement mechanism involving the different contributions of the steel tube and the CFRP wrap in CFRP-STCC elements was proposed based on the test results. A prediction model of the ultimate axial bearing capacity of CFRP-STCC stub columns was developed subsequently. Results show that the presence of CFRP wrap enhances effectively the load-bearing capacity and the ductility of steel tube confined plain concrete and reinforced concrete elements, and significantly prevents the local buckling of the steel tubes in the elements. The proposed prediction model of ultimate axial bearing capacity assesses test results with a great agreement. [less ▲]

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See detailA material and component bank to facilitate material recycling and component reuse for a sustainable construction: concept and preliminary study
Cai, Gaochuang; Waldmann, Danièle UL

in Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (2019)

This paper concerns the reusable components and recycled materials from demounted structures 16 which may draw a large amount of waste in construction industry. By a series of literature review 17 and ... [more ▼]

This paper concerns the reusable components and recycled materials from demounted structures 16 which may draw a large amount of waste in construction industry. By a series of literature review 17 and analyses, a material and component bank was proposed to manage more effectively the 18 recycling of materials and direct reuse of components even of whole components obtained from 19 old structures to facilitate a more sustainable construction industry. The concept, main businesses 20 and work operation of the bank were illustrated in detail including its potential management 21 method and supply chain. The relationship between the bank and current building information 22 modelling, design for deconstruction, supply chain and life cycle assessment based on the bank 23 were then analysed in detail. It can be concluded that the bank could pave the way for effectively 24 performing a further and repaid reuse of components and perfecting current recycling of materials 25 to contribute a more sustainable built environment from the view of various terms mentioned in 26 this study. The bank also can link with current method of life cycle assessment or environmental 27 impact assessment well, which all can promote the construction sustainability indicating the bank 28 can be integrated into current construction industry easily for the future. [less ▲]

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See detailBehaviour of Circular Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Steel-Confined Concrete Columns Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loads: Experimental Studies and FE Analysis
Wang, Yanlei; Cai, Gaochuang; Waldmann, Danièle UL et al

in Journal of Structural Engineering (2019)

This paper studies experimentally the behaviour of circular FRP-steel-confined columns subjected to reversed cyclic loads. The influence of main structural factors on the cyclic behaviour of the columns ... [more ▼]

This paper studies experimentally the behaviour of circular FRP-steel-confined columns subjected to reversed cyclic loads. The influence of main structural factors on the cyclic behaviour of the columns is discussed. Test results show the outstanding seismic performance of FRP-steel confined reinforced concrete (RC) and steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) column. The lateral confinement effectiveness of FRP materials is verified in the steel tube confined RC columns. A simplified finite element method (FEM) model supported by OpenSees is developed to simulate the experimental results of the test columns. Based on the proposed FEM model, a parametric analysis is conducted for investigating the effects of several main factors on the reversed cyclic behaviour of GFRP-steel confined RC columns. Based on the test and numerical analyses, the study discusses the influence of variables such as the lateral confinement on the plastic hinge region and peak drift ratio of the studied concrete columns under reversed cyclic loads. Results indicate that the lateral confinement significantly affects the height of plastic hinge region of circular confined columns without H-steel. Based on the analysies of test data from the study and literature, the paper suggests a simple model to predict the peak drift ratio of the confined RC columns. [less ▲]

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