EI of Slender Composite Steel-concrete Columns Bending about the Minor Axis
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Abstract
The Canadian Standard Association (CSA) Standard A23.3-94 (1994) for the 'Design of Concrete Structures for Buildings' permits the use of the moment magnifier approach for computing the second-order moments in slender composite steel-concrete columns. This approach was introduced into design practice to eliminate the need for extensive calculations, based on the solution to a differential equation, to compute second-order bending moments in columns and is influenced by the critical buckling load (P{c}). The computation of Pc is strongly influenced by the effective flexural stiffness (EI), which varies due to the nonlinearity of the concrete stress-strain curve, creep and cracking along the height of the column. The EI expression given in the CSA Standard A23.3 for composite steel-concrete columns is quite approximate when compared to values obtained from the axial load, bending moment, and curvature (P-M-Ν) relationships. In addition, the CSA EI equation currently in use was developed for reinforced concrete columns subjected to high axial loads and was simply modified, without any further investigation, for use in composite column design (Mirza and Tikka 1999a,b). This study was undertaken to examine the influence of a full range of variables on the short-term effective flexural stiffness (EI) of slender, tied, composite columns in which the bending moment was applied about the minor axis of the steel section encased in concrete; examine the existing CSA expression for EI; develop and propose a refined expression for EI; and compare the new expression for EI with the current CSA expression. Approximately 12,000 simulated isolated composite columns were used to generate the stiffness data to study the effects of a number of variables that affect the effective flexural stiffness. Each column had a different combination of cross-section, geometric, and material properties. The columns studied were bent in symmetrical single curvature in braced frames subjected to short-term loads. The moment magnifier approach specified in the CSA Standard A23.3 was developed for these types of columns. The effects of different end restraints, lateral supports, and loading conditions are accounted for in the CSA A23.3 through the use of the effective length factor (K), equivalent uniform moment diagram factor (C{m}), and sustained load factor (β{d}).
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