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Steel and Composite Structures Volume 55, Number 1, April 10 2025 , pages 47-63 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2025.55.1.047 |
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Behaviour of FRP–rubber concrete–steel double-skin tubular long columns under axial compression: An experimental and theoretical study |
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Jiahui Wang, Feng Liu, Zhezhou Pan, Genghao Chen, Hongming Li, Zhichao Wu, Zhenpeng Luo, Lijuan Li, Mingli He and Zhe Xiong
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| Abstract | ||
| As a green and innovative structure, FRP–rubber concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns (RC-DSTCs) not only reduce the environmental harm caused by waste rubber and promote its recycling, but also enhance their own ductility by utilizing the high toughness of rubber concrete. However, current research has been limited to the axial compressive behaviour of short columns, without addressing the stability issues of RC-DSTCs at higher slenderness ratios. Therefore, this study investigates the influence of slenderness ratio (6.69, 13.39, 20.08, 26.78, and 33.47), rubber volume replacement rate (0%, 5%, and 10%), GFRP tube thickness (2, 4, and 6 mm), and void area ratio (0.3, 0.4, and 0.5) on the axial compressive performance of RC-DSTCs. Experimental results indicate that with an increase in the slenderness ratio, the failure modes of RC-DSTCs transition from axial compressive failure to flexural instability failure and their peak load, GFRP tube confinement effect, and ductility significantly decrease. When the rubber volume replacement rate is 5%, the ductility coefficient of RC-DSTCs increases by 15%, and its peak load does not change significantly. Furthermore, the effect of GFRP tube thickness and void area ratio on the peak load of RC-DSTCs is insignificant, but their ductility notably increases. Ultimately, the theoretical axial compressive capacities of RC-DSTCs consider the cross-sectional shape and stability factors, showing good agreement with the experimental results. This study can provide a valuable reference for future engineering applications. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| axial compressive behaviour; double-skin tubular column; long column; rubber concrete; stability; theoretical capacity formula | ||
| Address | ||
| Jiahui Wang:School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Feng Liu:School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Zhezhou Pan:School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Genghao Chen:School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Hongming Li:1)School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China 2)Guangdong Zhongdu Construction Group Co. Ltd, Lianjiang 524499, China Zhichao Wu:1)School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China 2)Guangdong Zhongdu Construction Group Co. Ltd, Lianjiang 524499, China Zhenpeng Luo:School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Lijuan Li:School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Mingli He:Guangdong Yonghe Construction Group Co. Ltd, Guangzhou 510330, China Zhe Xiong:School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China | ||