Fire performance of concrete filled stainless steel tubular columns

Lin-Hai Han, Feng Chen, Fei-Yu Liao, Zhong Tao, Brian Uy

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    Abstract

    This paper investigates the experimental behaviour of five full-scale circular and square concrete filled stainless steel tubular (CFSST) columns subjected to axial compression under standard fire test conditions. Grade S30408 (EN 1.4301 or AISI 304) austenitic stainless steel was used for the outer tubes and self-consolidating concrete for the core concrete. The test parameters include load level, sectional type and dimension. Sectional temperature distribution, axial deformation and fire resistance of the specimens were measured and reported in this paper and a finite element model was presented to further study the failure mechanisms of CFSST columns at elevated temperatures. Finally, by comparing the deformation developments and failure modes of CFSST columns with those of concrete filled steel tubular columns comprised of carbon steel, differences of fire performance between the two types of composite columns were identified.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)165-181
    Number of pages17
    JournalEngineering Structures
    Volume56
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • axial loads
    • columns
    • concrete-filled tubes
    • finite element method
    • fire resistance
    • fire tests
    • stainless steel

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