Abstract
This paper presents the difference in behavior between hollow-core fiber reinforced polymer-concrete-steel (HC-FCS) columns and conventional reinforced concrete (RC) columns under vehicle collision in terms of dynamic and static forces. The HC-FCS column consisted of an outer FRP tube, an inner steel tube, and a concrete shell sandwiched between the two tubes. The steel tube was hollow inside and embedded into the concrete footing with a length of 1.5 times the tube diameter while the FRP tube stopped at the top of footing. The RC column had a solid cross-section. The study was conducted through extensive finite element impact analyses using LS-DYNA software. Nine parameters were studied including the concrete material model, unconfined concrete compressive strength, material strain rate, column height-to-diameter ratio, column diameter, column top boundary condition, axial load level, vehicle velocity, and vehicle mass. Generally, the HC-FCS columns had lower dynamic forces and higher static forces than the RC columns when changing the values of the different parameters. During vehicle collision with either the RC or the HC-FCS columns, the imposed dynamic forces and their equivalent static forces were affected mainly by the vehicle velocity and vehicle mass.
Recommended Citation
O. I. Abdelkarim and M. ElGawady, "Dynamic and Static Behavior of Hollow-Core FRP-Concrete-Steel and Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns under Vehicle Collision," Polymers, vol. 8, no. 12, MDPI AG, Dec 2016.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8120432
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Compressive strength; Fiber reinforced plastics; Finite element method; Optical fibers; Steel fibers; Strain rate; Tubes (components); Tubular steel structures; Vehicles; Velocity control; Composite column; Concrete compressive strength; Concrete material models; Impact loadings; LS-DYNA; RC column; Reinforced concrete bridge columns; Reinforced concrete column; Reinforced concrete; HC-FCS column; Impact loading
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2073-4360
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Publication Date
01 Dec 2016
