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Go to Editorial ManagerAn experimental and theoretical study of light weight concrete filled aluminum tubes having circular hollow section is presented in this paper. The structural performance of columns was investigated using different light weight concrete fashions and compressive strengths. The column specimens were subjected to uniform axial compression with two different loading styles, in the first one (composite action); aluminum tube is utilized to be axially loaded as well as its confining function, and in the second loading style (confinement action), aluminum tube is utilized to confine concrete core only. The aluminum circular hollow sections have nominal proof stress, f 0.2 = 170 MPa. A grade of light weight expansion clay aggregate (LECA) is used to fabricate light weight concrete. The strengths, axial load- shortening displacement relationship, axial and lateral strains, and failure modes of columns are presented. The unfactored strengths predicted are found to be in a good agreement with the experimental values using the general design guidelines specified in the American specifications and Euro code.
The paper presents an experimental and theoretical study on the behavior of circular concrete filled aluminum tubular columns. The main purpose of the experimental program was to investigate the structural behavior of aluminum-concrete composite columns under axial compression loading conditions. Twenty four specimens were tested to investigate the effect of diameter, D/t ratio and slenderness ratio of a aluminum tube on the load carrying capacity of the concrete filled tubular columns. Diameter to wall thickness ratio ranged between 11.9 ≤ D/t ≤ 22.8, and the length to tube diameter ratios of 3 ≤ L/D ≤ 10 were investigated. The main purpose of the theoretical investigation was to predict the strength of aluminum -concrete composite columns subjected to axial compression loading conditions. The empirical equations proposed in the present study are capable of predicting the values of ultimate loads of aluminum -concrete composite columns and were in good agreement with the experimental values. The average values of ratios of experimental to predicted values of ultimate loads are 1.0104 for the proposed empirical equations. The circular hollow section tubes were fabricated by extrusion using 6061-T6 heat-treated aluminum alloy. The column strengths, load-axial shortening relationship and failure modes of columns were presented.