Journal article

Local and post-local buckling of fabricated high-strength steel and composite columns

Z Huang, D Li, B Uy, HT Thai, C Hou

Journal of Constructional Steel Research | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2019

Abstract

High-strength structural steel plates are being increasingly used as composite columns in tall buildings, bridges and large infrastructure. The presence of concrete infill in these composite sections enhances their local buckling strength, and thus very slender steel plates can be used in their fabrication. This paper presents the results of an experimental study and numerical investigation of the local buckling slenderness limits for high-strength steel plates. A set of sixteen tests were conducted on both hollow steel and steel-concrete composite sections to explore their local and post-local buckling behaviour under axial compression. A numerical model which accounts for the effects of re..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The research described in this paper is financially supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) under its Discovery Scheme (Project No: DP170100001) and La Trobe University. The financial support is gratefully acknowledged. The assistance from Sina Kazemzadeh Azad in preparing and conducting experimental tests is also gratefully acknowledged. Assistance from Dr. Mohanad Mursi and staff of CASE at the J.W. Roderick Laboratory of the University of Sydney are also gratefully acknowledged.