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7 Citations
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Axial Compressive Performance of CFRP-Confined Corroded Reinforced Concrete Columns

  • Xiaochuan Chen,
  • Banglu Xi,
  • Yang Guo,
  • Hanghang Liu,
  • Dan Xu and
  • Xun Zhang

5 August 2024

In saline environments, it is difficult for reinforced concrete structures to meet normal durability requirements, which in turn affects the mechanical properties of the members. In this context, this paper proposes a reinforcement method that involv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,968 Views
21 Pages

Experimental Study on Axial Compressive Performance of Recycled Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Short Columns with Steel Pipes

  • Bin Wang,
  • Hui Lv,
  • Yongtao Gao,
  • Minggao Tang,
  • Nansheng Ding,
  • Xiao Zhao,
  • Hua Zhao and
  • Xiao Hu

13 August 2024

To explore the axial compressive mechanical properties of steel tube recycled steel fiber reinforced concrete short columns (STRSFRCSCs), axial compression tests were conducted on ten STRSFRCSCs and two steel tube reinforced concrete short columns (S...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,405 Views
12 Pages

24 October 2024

In order to study the axial compression performance of steel pipe concrete short columns filled with steel slag micronized ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), this paper designs 27 steel pipe UHPC short columns for axial compression test and comp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,085 Views
16 Pages

Seismic Performance of Precast Short-Limb Shear Wall with the Bundled Connection at Different Axial Compression Ratios

  • Gang Chen,
  • Zihao Yu,
  • Xiaohui Zhang,
  • Hailong Yang,
  • Qian Zhang,
  • Jian Feng and
  • Jianguo Cai

21 May 2023

In order to investigate the seismic performance of a precast shear wall with a new bundled connection under a high axial compressive ratio, three full-scale precast short-limb shear walls and one full-scale cast-in-place short-limb shear wall were ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,462 Views
15 Pages

In order to improve the mechanical properties of prefabricated monolithic composite columns, high-performance fiber-reinforced cement composite (HPFRCC) material was used to prefabricate mold shells and form a composite column with post-cast ordinary...

  • Article
  • Open Access
761 Views
35 Pages

24 July 2025

CFRP possesses the advantages of lightweight and high strength, but its cost is relatively high, and its ductility is insufficient; aluminum alloys have a relatively low cost and good ductility. This paper develops a CFRP-aluminum alloy laminated tub...

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  • Open Access
749 Views
29 Pages

23 September 2025

This study proposes a novel UHPC-SRC short column structure that adopts ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) as a permanent formwork, combined with longitudinal reinforcement, stirrups, and H-shaped steel. The design aims to enhance construction ef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,771 Views
20 Pages

16 September 2020

In order to study the axial compression performance of the T-shaped multi-cavity concrete-filled steel tube shear wall, first, three specimens were designed to perform the axial compression test. Then three-dimensional finite element analysis by the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,616 Views
21 Pages

17 December 2024

The square steel tube–timber–concrete composite L-shaped columns are lighter in weight due to the inclusion of wood and exhibit superior seismic performance. This combination not only reduces transportation and labor costs but also enhanc...

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  • Open Access
401 Views
20 Pages

Axial Compressive Performance of Wood-Cored GFRP Sandwich Columns

  • Yuping Kan,
  • Yixin Feng,
  • Zhongping Xiao,
  • Wei Pan,
  • Zhaoyan Cui and
  • Lingfeng Zhang

9 October 2025

Paulownia wood, as a fast-growing natural material, exhibits inherently low axial compressive strength. To improve the axial structural performance of Paulownia wood, wood-cored glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) sandwich Paulownia wood columns we...

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  • Open Access
1,182 Views
13 Pages

10 January 2025

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a cement-based composite material characterised by exceptional strength, low porosity and high durability, making it highly promising for reinforcement engineering. Based on the theory of tangential modulus,...

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  • Open Access
773 Views
14 Pages

Current research primarily focuses on using CFRP materials to strengthen small or medium-sized test specimens. To address this, our study employed ABAQUS software to analyze the axial compression behavior of large-scale reinforced concrete (RC) colum...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,775 Views
21 Pages

Axial Compressive Performance of Steel-Reinforced UHPC-Filled Square Stainless-Steel Tube

  • Zhan Cheng,
  • Junhua Li,
  • Chuangchuang Wu,
  • Tianyi Zhang and
  • Guofeng Du

26 December 2022

To study the axial compression performance of a steel-reinforced ultra-high-performance concrete-filled square stainless-steel tube (SR-UHPCFSSST), eight specimens were designed with different length-to-diameter ratios and skeleton contents, and axia...

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  • Open Access
1,115 Views
17 Pages

Foamed cement fly ash is a new type of lightweight construction material that can be combined with a light steel frame to form light-steel skeleton–cement–fly ash foam wallboard (LSSCFAFW). The research on the axial compressive performanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,021 Views
18 Pages

23 July 2021

A composite concrete-filled glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) tube square column is a new type of composite column, where GFRP is externally wrapped over several GFRP square tubes to form a multicavity GFRP tube, and then concrete is poured insid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,024 Views
14 Pages

Experimental Study on Axial Compressive Performance of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fibers Reinforced Fly Ash—Slag Geopolymer Composites

  • Shuhua Xiao,
  • Yongjian Cai,
  • Yongchang Guo,
  • Jiaxiang Lin,
  • Guotao Liu,
  • Xuewei Lan and
  • Ying Song

30 December 2021

Geopolymer concrete (GC) has been gaining attention in research and engineering circles; however, it is a brittle material with poor tensile performance and crack resistance. To address these problems, we introduced fibers into GC. In this study, axi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,662 Views
15 Pages

24 September 2023

This paper conducts an experimental study on the axial compressive performance of FRP-steel-concrete composite columns. Nine short columns were produced and evaluated in the study, comprising of three concrete-filled steel tube reference columns and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,487 Views
18 Pages

13 November 2024

With the increasing use of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) structures, exposed steel tubes are highly susceptible to corrosion, posing potential safety hazards. This study innovatively proposes the use of stainless-steel tubes instead of traditi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
571 Views
24 Pages

Mechanical Analysis of HPFRCC Precast Composite Column

  • Tingting Lu,
  • Bin Wang,
  • Haowei Jin and
  • Yuxiang Wen

30 March 2025

In order to improve the physical and mechanical properties and the ability to perform in practical applications of prefabricated monolithic composite columns, high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCC) material was prefabricat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
222 Views
21 Pages

21 December 2025

L-shaped concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their favorable seismic performance and their ability to reduce column protrusions into interior wall surfaces. Existing studies on L-sha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
594 Views
18 Pages

Seismic Performance of Corroded RC Bridge Piers Strengthened with UHPC Shells

  • Yixue Li,
  • Wenting Yuan,
  • Jianmei Chang and
  • Bingjie Zhao

26 October 2025

Previous studies have investigated the enhancement of the chloride-corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete piers using ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) shells. However, these studies did not consider the combined effects of retrofitting tim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,047 Views
39 Pages

21 December 2022

A new assembled bolt-connected concrete beam–column joint is proposed, aimed at completing the repair of a post-earthquake node by replacing the bolts and precast beams. Low-cycle loading tests were performed on two new full-scale connections t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,788 Views
19 Pages

4 November 2022

Previously conducted studies have established that all-light ceramsite concrete has the characteristics of light weight and high strength. It is a good material for strengthening and has a good application prospect when strengthening existing RC colu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,286 Views
22 Pages

Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Pre-Inserted Prefabricated Shear Walls

  • Quanbiao Xu,
  • Shenghang Yang,
  • Benyue Li,
  • Mingwei Xu and
  • Mingshan Zhang

The pre-inserted method for precast shear walls involves casting concealed beams at floor slabs between upper and lower structures, with precast concrete supports spaced at intervals. Vertical rebars at the base of upper walls are pre-inserted and an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,705 Views
18 Pages

8 September 2019

In this paper, five groups of C40 fly ash and silica fume self-compacting concrete (SCC) mix proportion tests and in-line multi-cavity steel tube bundle self-compacting concrete shear wall axial compression performance tests and numerical simulation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
679 Views
25 Pages

26 June 2025

In order to explore the axial compression performance of external steel rib ring restraint waste-steel-fiber-reinforced concrete-filled steel tubes (ERWCFSTs), 18 short-column axial compression tests were conducted. The effects of the number of rib r...

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  • Open Access
347 Views
14 Pages

Seismic Performance and Buckling Length Calculation Method of Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Columns

  • Yulong Zhou,
  • Haifang He,
  • Shu Cao,
  • Tong Zhu,
  • Zhixuan Fei,
  • Min Wu and
  • Xiang Tian

6 November 2025

This study establishes a refined numerical model of circular concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns using finite element software, and its effectiveness was verified through simulation of low-cycle reciprocating load tests. Based on this, a system...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,543 Views
15 Pages

30 June 2021

In this study, detailed finite element analysis was conducted to examine the seismic performance of square and circular hollow steel braces under axial cyclic loading. Finite element models of braces were constructed using ABAQUS finite element analy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
693 Views
18 Pages

27 August 2025

In order to investigate the change in the axial compression performance of circular recycled concrete-filled steel tubular short columns under chloride ion corrosion, 24 circular recycled concrete-filled steel tubular (RCFST) short columns and 12 cir...

  • Article
  • Open Access
609 Views
25 Pages

Fragility Analysis of Prefabricated RCS Hybrid Frame Structures Based on IDA

  • Yuliang Wang,
  • Guocan Sun,
  • Xuyue Wang,
  • Xinyue Zhang and
  • Czesław Miedziałowski

5 September 2025

The prefabricated reinforced concrete columns–steel girder (RCS) hybrid frame structure using column–column connections is a kind of green and environmentally friendly building structure; its seismic performance is investigated. The seism...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
597 Views
32 Pages

22 August 2025

The application of precast assembled pier systems in high-seismicity regions is often constrained by their seismic performance limitations. To validate the optimization effect of GFRP confinement on the hysteretic performance of bridge piers, this st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,079 Views
15 Pages

3 December 2019

Steel plate-concrete shear walls (SPSW) are used as the containment in nuclear power stations. However, the influence of holes and axial loading on the behavior of steel plate-concrete shear walls is neglected in most studies. Thus, it is necessary t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,216 Views
24 Pages

Mechanical Performance of Confined Autoclaved Fly-Ash-Brick Masonry Walls under Cyclic Loading

  • Bo Wen,
  • Lu Zhang,
  • Ditao Niu,
  • Guanyi Gao,
  • Yongkang Kang and
  • Daming Luo

10 November 2021

In order to solve the limitations of masonry structures, such as poor seismic performance, complicated construction techniques, and energy wastage of wall materials, a new type of confined autoclaved fly-ash-brick wall was proposed and its mechanical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,385 Views
19 Pages

31 August 2022

The seismic performance of prefabricated hollow circular piers with socket and slot connection was evaluated through model tests and numerical simulations. The quasi-static tests with cyclic lateral load and constant axial load were conducted on thre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,551 Views
20 Pages

30 July 2023

To investigate the toughening effect and stress–strain relationship of steel fibre-reinforced steel slag micropowder ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), nine sets of specimens with coarse aggregate and steel fibre contents were prepared for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,803 Views
29 Pages

26 September 2019

In the past decade, directly reusing large pieces of coarsely crushed concrete (referred to as demolished concrete lumps or DCLs) with fresh concrete in new construction was demonstrated as an efficient technique for the recycling of waste concrete....

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,553 Views
17 Pages

23 February 2023

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a kind of structural material with ultra-high strength, extremely low porosity, and excellent durability, which has extremely broad application prospects. In order to promote the application of UHPC constrain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
612 Views
16 Pages

To enhance the mechanical properties of a precast monolithic column, the ECC material was made into a prefabricated shell with reinforced bars. Post-cast concrete was poured into the precast parts to form the reinforced ECC precast monolithic composi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
774 Views
23 Pages

Axial Compression and Uplift Performance of Continuous Helix Screw Piles

  • Ahmed Mneina,
  • Mohamed Hesham El Naggar and
  • Osama Drbe

9 October 2025

This study investigates the axial performance of continuous helix screw piles compared to helical piles through full-scale compression and tension load testing in layered soils. Twenty-three piles were installed and tested. The results demonstrate th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,474 Views
27 Pages

21 September 2024

The L-shaped partially encased steel–concrete composite (PEC) stub column, composed of profile steel, concrete, and transverse links, tends to occupy less space than the rectangle-shaped PEC column when used as side or corner columns. In this s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,236 Views
18 Pages

20 June 2023

To study the axial compression performance of aluminum foam-filled steel tube and empty steel tube as objects, such tubes are studied in this paper, which explores the carrying capacity and deformation behavior of aluminum foam-filled steel tube with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,429 Views
16 Pages

6 July 2023

This study aimed to investigate the axial compression performance of concrete-filled circular-end aluminum tube (RECFAT) columns, utilizing four specimens with varying parameters such as cross-sectional aspect ratio and cross-sectional aluminum conte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,799 Views
18 Pages

11 January 2023

The CRB600H reinforcement is a new type of cold-rolled ribbed steel bar, which has the advantages of green and low carbon, stable quality, saving precious metal resources and so on. In order to study the axial compression performance of short concret...

  • Article
  • Open Access
896 Views
33 Pages

28 August 2025

In view of the adverse effect of the failure mode of the “strong beam and weak column” at the top-layer joint of subway stations on structural seismic performance under high axial compression ratio, a novel assembled steel–concrete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,370 Views
15 Pages

4 January 2022

Concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) composite columns provide high bearing capacity, good seismic performance and an easier connection with arbitrary angle beams, which are widely used in high-rise buildings. Considering the high frequ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,127 Views
20 Pages

1 November 2021

Compared with the conventional drainage strengthening techniques, the precast concrete segment assembly strengthening method (PCSAM) is regarded as a fast, more economical, and traffic-friendly underwater strengthening method for damaged bridge piers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,957 Views
21 Pages

15 December 2022

The present paper investigates the impact of basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) on the axial compression performance of glued wood hollow cylinders. This study aims to facilitate the application of BFRP in the field of structural reinforcement of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,303 Views
13 Pages

In this study, 18 short-column lightweight ceramsite concrete samples were prepared in rectangular stainless steel pipes, which were used for axial pressure performance tests that took the cross-sectional length–width ratio of the rectangular s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
601 Views
27 Pages

20 September 2025

To advance the application of sustainable recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) in bridge engineering, this study introduces a novel reinforced RAC-filled circular steel tubular (RRACFCST) column, leveraging the dual confinement of an external steel tube...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,063 Views
20 Pages

21 December 2023

Thin-walled galvanized helical corrugated steel tubes (HCSTs) filled with concrete are promising composite members, consisting of concrete, an anti-corrosion shell, and a multifunctional exterior corrugated steel tube. To investigate the synergistic...

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