Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 83, Number 3, 2022, pages 387-400
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2022.83.3.387
Parametric study on lightweight concrete-encased short columns under axial compression-Comparison of design codes
N. Divyah, R. Prakash, S. Srividhya and A. Sivakumar
Abstract
The practice of using encased steel-concrete columns in medium to high-rise structures has expanded dramatically in recent years. The study evaluates existing methodologies and codal guidelines for estimating the ultimate load-carrying characteristics of concrete-encased short columns experimentally. The present condition of composite column design methods was analyzed using the Egyptian code ECP203-2007, the American Institute of Steel Construction's AISC-LRFD-2010, Eurocode EC-4, the American Concrete Institute
Key Words
composite column; design codes; encased steel; lightweight concrete; load carrying capacity
Address
N. Divyah: Department of Civil Engineering, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, 641 062 Tamilnadu, India
R. Prakash: Department of Civil Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology,
Karaikudi, 630 003, Tamilnadu, India
S. Srividhya: Department of Civil Engineering, Varuvan Vadivelan Institute of Technology, Dharmapuri, 636703, Tamilnadu, India
A. Sivakumar: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Varuvan Vadivelan Institute of Technology, Dharmapuri, 636703, Tamilnadu, India