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Performance of (1) concrete-filled double-skin steel tube with and without core concrete,and (2) concrete-filled steel tubular axially loaded composite columns under close-in blast
Composite structural members such as concrete-filled double-skin steel tube (CFDSST) and concrete-filled double steel tubular (CFDST) columns are increasingly being utilized in modern structures owing to their capability to integrate the beneficial properties of constituent materials to carry heavy loads as compared to conventional reinforced concrete columns. Axial compression performance of such composite columns has been extensively investigated and available in the open literature. However, their response under impulsive loadings such as those induced by explosions is not very well studied because not many investigations have been conducted on these columns. Performance of composite compression members under short-duration/high-magnitude blast loading is of considerable interest under the prevailing environment of hi-tech wars, subversive activities, and accidental explosions. The recent devastating accidental Ammonium Nitrate explosion at Beirut port (Lebanon), and the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia raise the concern of researchers and engineers for the safety of structural elements/components. In this study, a 3-D finite element model of axially loaded 2500 mm long CFDSST column of ultra-high-strength concrete (170 MPa) is developed in ABAQUS/Explicit-v.6.15 computer code equipped with Concrete Damage Plasticity (CDP) model, and investigation has been carried out for its blast performance under the 50kg-TNT explosive load at a standoff distance of 1.50 m in free-air. The effects of strain rate on the compressive strength of the concrete are considered as per fib Model Code 2010 (R2010)and UFC-3-340-02 (2008). The non-linear behavior of the steel is also taken into account. Damages in the form of (1) a - concrete crushing on the explosion side of the column and b - concrete cracking on the tension side and their spread over the column length, and (2) yielding of tubes are observed. Computational results are validated with the available experimental observations. To improve the column response, the analysis has been extended to investigate the blast performance of axially loaded CFDSST columns with and without core concrete having an inner steel tube of circular/square cross-section and their response have been compared with the equivalent single skin concrete-filled steel tubular circular/square columns of same axial load capacity.
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