Experimental compression tests of cold-formed steel (CFS) to verify its code-based strength
Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) is a good construction material because of its high strength-to-weight ratio, that is, it exhibits efficient load carrying capabilities in combination with its lightweight characteristics. Although CFS is already being used in construction, information on structural performan...
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oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-30832021-08-16T00:34:14Z Experimental compression tests of cold-formed steel (CFS) to verify its code-based strength Lejano, Bernardo de Jesus, James Matthew Yu, Arvin Patrick Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) is a good construction material because of its high strength-to-weight ratio, that is, it exhibits efficient load carrying capabilities in combination with its lightweight characteristics. Although CFS is already being used in construction, information on structural performance of locally-produced CFS in the Philippines is scarce. To date, the authors have not found any experimental study done in the Philippines regarding the structural performance of locally-produced CFS. In this study, C-section and Z-section are being studied since these members exhibit buckling failures that may be difficult to predict due to complexity of their section geometry. The objective of this paper is to present the performance of these CFS sections when subjected to concentric axial compression both experimentally and computationally. For the experimental part, the CFS members were subjected to axial compression using a hydraulic jack. High-speed video cameras were used to capture the different failure modes. For the computational aspect, provisions found in the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) were used to calculate the compression strength of the members. A total of 80 C-section specimens with 5 different lengths and 5 different thicknesses were tested. It was found that the strength calculations using the NSCP provisions were not consistent with the results of the compression tests. For shorter lengths, distortional buckling prevailed as the main failure, while for longer lengths, torsional-flexural buckling occurred. All of the predicted strengths were highly conservative. For the Z-section, a total of 180 specimens with 6 different lengths and 6 different thicknesses were tested. Torsional-flexural buckling was observed in majority of the specimens. Although most of the failure modes were predicted correctly, it was found that the predicted strengths using the NSCP were relatively high compared to the experimental results, thus non-conservative. Finite Element Method (FEM) analyses using ANSYS were conducted. Findings indicate that the experiment results agreed well with the FEM results. © 2020 ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network. All right reserved. 2020-06-01T07:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2084 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Steel—Testing Strength of materials Civil Engineering |
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Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) is a good construction material because of its high strength-to-weight ratio, that is, it exhibits efficient load carrying capabilities in combination with its lightweight characteristics. Although CFS is already being used in construction, information on structural performance of locally-produced CFS in the Philippines is scarce. To date, the authors have not found any experimental study done in the Philippines regarding the structural performance of locally-produced CFS. In this study, C-section and Z-section are being studied since these members exhibit buckling failures that may be difficult to predict due to complexity of their section geometry. The objective of this paper is to present the performance of these CFS sections when subjected to concentric axial compression both experimentally and computationally. For the experimental part, the CFS members were subjected to axial compression using a hydraulic jack. High-speed video cameras were used to capture the different failure modes. For the computational aspect, provisions found in the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) were used to calculate the compression strength of the members. A total of 80 C-section specimens with 5 different lengths and 5 different thicknesses were tested. It was found that the strength calculations using the NSCP provisions were not consistent with the results of the compression tests. For shorter lengths, distortional buckling prevailed as the main failure, while for longer lengths, torsional-flexural buckling occurred. All of the predicted strengths were highly conservative. For the Z-section, a total of 180 specimens with 6 different lengths and 6 different thicknesses were tested. Torsional-flexural buckling was observed in majority of the specimens. Although most of the failure modes were predicted correctly, it was found that the predicted strengths using the NSCP were relatively high compared to the experimental results, thus non-conservative. Finite Element Method (FEM) analyses using ANSYS were conducted. Findings indicate that the experiment results agreed well with the FEM results. © 2020 ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network. All right reserved. |
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