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Steel and Composite Structures
  Volume 24, Number 4, July20 2017 , pages 455-465
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2017.24.4.455
 


Concrete-filled rectangular hollow section X joint with Perfobond Leister rib structural performance study: Ultimate and fatigue experimental Investigation
Yongjian Liu, Zhihua Xiong, Yuncheng Feng and Lei Jiang

 
Abstract
    This paper presents a series of ultimate and fatigue experimental investigation on concrete-filled rectangular hollow section (CRHS) X joints with Perfobond Leister rib (PBR) under tension. A total of 15 specimens were fabricated, in which 12 specimens were tested under ultimate tension and 3 specimens were investigated in fatigue test. Different parameters including PBR stiffening, brace-to-chord ratio (β) and inclined angle (&$952;) were considered in the test. Each joint was tested to failure under tension load. Obtained from test result, PBR was found to improve the tension strength and fatigue durability of CRHS joint substantially. Concrete dowel consisted by PBR and concrete inside the chord stiffened the joint, which leaded to a combination failure mode of punching shear and chord plastification of CRHS joint under tension. Finite element analysis validated the compound failure mode. Stress concentration on typical spot of CRHS joint was mitigated by PBR which was observed from fatigue test. Initial fatigue crack presented in CRHS joint with PBR also differentiated with the counterpart without PBR.
 
Key Words
    concrete-filled rectangular joint; perfobond leister rib; experimental investigation; fatigue; concrete dowel
 
Address
(1) Yongjian Liu, Lei Jiang:
School of Highway, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China;
(2) Zhihua Xiong, Yuncheng Feng:
CCCC First Highway Consultants Co., Ltd., Xi'an 710075, China.
 

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