Affiliation:
1. School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
2. School of the Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK
Abstract
Local failure modes occurring in 3D-printed polymer elliptical section tubes in compression are investigated in the present study via a series of experiments, with the results compared to existing design proposals for slender steel analogues. Polylactic acid (PLA) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene material specimens (ABS) have been printed in three orthogonal layering orientations, and tested in tension and compression to determine orthotropic material properties including strength, elastic modulus, failure strains and Poisson’s ratio. Next, twenty-four 3D-printed elliptical cross-section tubes are tested in compression, with the polymer material, cross-sectional aspect ratio and tube wall thickness varied across the set. Results including the load-deflection behaviour, longitudinal strains, failure modes and ultimate loads are discussed. A design method formulated previously for slender steel elliptical hollow sections in compression is adapted for use with the 3D-printed polymer specimens. Upon appropriate rescaling of the design parameters, safe-sided and accurate predictions are provided by the design method for the compressive resistance of the PLA and ABS elliptical specimens, thus validating its application to cross-sections in materials other than carbon steel.
Funder
UK Manufacturing Symbiosis Network Plus
Digital Architecture and Robotics Laboratory and the Division of Civil and Building Services Engineering within the School of the Built Environment and Architecture at London South Bank University
Loughborough University
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