Seismic behavior of normal-strength concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube columns

Abstract

This study reports the cyclic loading test results of normal-strength concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube columns. Seven half-scale column specimens were tested under cyclic loads and axial compression loads to investigate their seismic behavior. The major parameters considered in the test included axial compression ratio, filled concrete strength, and volumetric stirrup ratio. The structural behavior of each specimen was investigated in terms of failure modes, hysteresis behavior, bearing capacity, dissipated energy, ductility, stiffness degradation, drift capacity, and strain profiles. Test results revealed that the concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube column exhibited good integral behavior, and the failure modes of all columns were ductile flexural failures. Lower axial compression ratio and higher volumetric stirrup ratio resulted in more satisfactory ductile performance. In contrast, the filled concrete strength has a limited influence on the structural behavior of concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube columns. Based on the limit analysis method, the calculation formula for the bending capacity of the concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube column was developed, and the results predicted from the formulas were in good agreement with the experiment results.