Study on the interfacial shear behavior of steel reinforced concrete (SRC) members with stud connectors after fire

Abstract

Statically push-out tests of 20 steel reinforced concrete short columns (SRCSC) with stud connectors on the surface of shape steel after fire and two SRCSC under ambient temperature were carried out, in order to study the failure mode, load-slip relationship and the interfacial shear transfer of SRC members after fire. Experimental results show that the typical failure modes and load-slip curves of SRCSC after fire are almost the same as the case under ambient temperature. The interfacial shear transfer of SRCSC declines exponentially not only with the increase of the peak temperature the specimen experienced but also with the increase of the peak temperature duration. The interfacial shear transfer of the specimens with studs arranged at the steel web is much higher than those with studs arranged at the steel flange. Empirical formulas of SRCSC interfacial shear transfer after fire are proposed, and the calculated results generally agree well with the experimental results.

Keywords

steel reinforced concrete (SRC) / short column / stud connector / after fire / interfacial shear transfer

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Acknowledgements

This research is supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50908118 and No. 51308307), Ningbo Science Foundation (No. 2013A610194) and Ningbo Key Scientific Projects (No. XKL11D2079).

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