Minimum cost design of fibre-reinforced concrete-filled steel tubular columns外文翻译.pdfVIP

Journal of Constructional Steel Research 61 (2005) 167–182 /locate/jcsr Minimum cost design of fibre-reinforced concrete-filled steel tubular columns G.D. Hatzigeorgiou, D.E. Beskos∗ Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Patras 26500, Greece Received 20 October 2003; accepted 29 June 2004 Abstract This paper studies the minimum cost design of fibre-reinforced concrete-filled steel tube columns. It takes into account the effects of confinement of concrete and its steel fibre reinforcement. The constraints of the optimum design, prescribed by the strength and stability requirements, are adopted from the provisions of modern structural codes. A computer program for the analysis has been developed, which emphasizes the dimensioning of the composite column and identification of the optimum quantity of fibres in matrix material. The paper concludes with two representative numerical examples, which show that in-filled composite columns can be designed both economically and effectively using the proposed methodology. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Concrete-filled steel columns; Fibre-reinforced concrete; Optimum design; Minimum cost design; Strength and stability constraints 1. Introduction Steel–concrete composite columns are commonly used in structural engineering because they appropriate combine the advantages of their constituent materials [ 1]. The increased use of composite columns has created a great research interest in analytical, numerical and experimental work [2,3]. There are two types of composite columns: a steel ∗ Corresponding author. Tel.: +30 61 996559; fax: +30 61 997812. E-mail address: d.e.besk