Compressive behavior of CFRP-confined post heated square CFST stub columns

The axial compressive behavior of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)-confined post heated square concrete filled steel tube (CFST) stub columns is experimentally investigated in this paper. Twenty CFRP-confined post heated square CFST stub columns and one CFST stub column left untreated at ambient temperature were axially tested. Subsequently, the failure mode, ultimate strength, load versus displacement curves, load versus strain distribution curves, initial stiffness, and ductility of the specimens were obtained and analyzed. The maximum temperature (600 degrees C, 800 degrees C,1000 degrees C, 1100 degrees C) CFST stub columns exposed to and the number of the layer of CFRP sheets (zero, one, two, three and four) were considered as main parameters. The test results showed that, in general, the CFST stub columns wrapped with CFRP sheets shown a better mechanical behavior than those without CFRP sheets wrapping. Furthermore, the more the layers of CFRP sheets are, the higher the ultimate strength and initial stiffness of the CFST stub columns are. Based on the regression of the test data, the simplified formulae for ultimate strength of CFRP-confined post heated square CFST stub columns was proposed. Accuracy of the formulae was evaluated by comparison between the calculated and experimental results.