Shear Bond Performance at Interface of Concrete-Filled Steel Tube after Freeze-Thaw Cycles

The shear bond performance between steel tube and concrete is the basis of a synergistic effect between two materials. When a concrete-filled steel tube structure is damaged by freeze and thaw cycles, the shear bond performance will deteriorate, which will inevitably affect the safety of the structure. In this paper, the effects of the numbers of freeze-thaw cycles, section type of steel tube, and concrete strength on the failure mode, bond strength, and peak slip of concrete-filled steel tube are investigated. In addition, the load-slip curve, the shear bond strength calculation formula, and the peak slip calculation formula are obtained. The results show that the shear bond performance decreases with the increase in freeze and thaw cycles; after 20 freeze and thaw cycles, the shear bond strength of the round steel tube specimen with 30 MPa decreases by 33.33%, while that of peak slip increases by 11.49%; the shear bond strength increases with the increase in concrete strength, while the degree of decrease in shear bond strength after freeze-thaw cycles is reduced; the shear bond strength of the round steel tube push-out specimen is higher than that of square steel tube push-out specimen, and after 20 freeze and thaw cycles, the shear bond strength of the round steel tube push-out specimen with 30 MPa/45 MPa is 0.86 MPa/1.62 MPa, while that of square steel tube push-out specimen with 30 MPa/45 MPa is 0.40 MPa/0.50 MPa.

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This study investigated the effects of freeze-thaw cycles, section type of steel tube, and concrete strength on the failure mode, bond strength, and peak slip of concrete-filled steel tube. The results showed that the shear bond performance decreases with the increase in freeze-thaw cycles, and the shear bond strength increases with the increase in concrete strength.