Axial Load Capacity of Concrete-Filled FRP Tube Columns: Experimental versus Theoretical Predictions

This paper presents the experimental and theoretical results of small and medium-scale concrete-filled fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) tube (CFFT) columns. A total of 23 CFFT specimens were tested under axial compression load. Five different types of new FRP tubes were used as stay-in-place formwork for the columns. The effects of the following parameters were examined: the FRP-confinement ratio, the unconfined concrete compressive strength, the presence of longitudinal steel reinforcement, and the height-to-diameter ratio. Comparisons between the experimental test results and the theoretical prediction values by the three North American codes and design guidelines (ACI 440.2R-08, CSA-S6-06, and CSA-S806-02) are performed in terms of confined concrete strength and ultimate load carrying capacity. The results of this investigation indicate that the design equations of the ACI 440.2R-08, CAN/CSA-S6-06, and CAN/CSA-S806-02 overestimate the factored axial load capacity of the short CFFT columns as compared to ...

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