Structural Behavior of Thin-Walled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Used in Cable Tunnel: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation

One steel grid and five thin-walled concrete-filled steel tubes (CTST) used as the supports of tunnel were tested in site for investigating the mechanical behavior. The mechanical influences of thickness, node form, and concrete on CTST were gained and compared with the impacts on steel grid. It is...

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Main Authors: Hetao Hou, Su Ma, Bing Qu, Yanhong Liang, Yanjun Jin, Wencan Zhu, Lei Chen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/781823
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Su Ma
Bing Qu
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Yanjun Jin
Wencan Zhu
Lei Chen
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Lei Chen
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description One steel grid and five thin-walled concrete-filled steel tubes (CTST) used as the supports of tunnel were tested in site for investigating the mechanical behavior. The mechanical influences of thickness, node form, and concrete on CTST were gained and compared with the impacts on steel grid. It is indicated that high antideformation capacity of CTST improved the stability of surrounding rock in short time. The cementitious grouted sleeve connection exhibited superior flexibility when CTST was erected and built. Although the deformation of rock and soil in the tunnel was increasing, good compression resistance was observed by CTST with the new connection type. It was also seen that vault, tube foot, and connections were with larger absolute strain values. The finite element analysis (FEA) was carried out using ABAQUS program. The results were validated by comparison with experimental results. The FE model could be referred by similar projects.
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spelling doaj-art-3a8a4aa1e92d4a95b9a6a4fc171fa39d2025-08-20T03:55:40ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422015-01-01201510.1155/2015/781823781823Structural Behavior of Thin-Walled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Used in Cable Tunnel: An Experimental and Numerical InvestigationHetao Hou0Su Ma1Bing Qu2Yanhong Liang3Yanjun Jin4Wencan Zhu5Lei Chen6School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaDepartment of Building Engineering, Mianyang Vocational and Technical College, Mianyang 621000, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaOne steel grid and five thin-walled concrete-filled steel tubes (CTST) used as the supports of tunnel were tested in site for investigating the mechanical behavior. The mechanical influences of thickness, node form, and concrete on CTST were gained and compared with the impacts on steel grid. It is indicated that high antideformation capacity of CTST improved the stability of surrounding rock in short time. The cementitious grouted sleeve connection exhibited superior flexibility when CTST was erected and built. Although the deformation of rock and soil in the tunnel was increasing, good compression resistance was observed by CTST with the new connection type. It was also seen that vault, tube foot, and connections were with larger absolute strain values. The finite element analysis (FEA) was carried out using ABAQUS program. The results were validated by comparison with experimental results. The FE model could be referred by similar projects.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/781823
spellingShingle Hetao Hou
Su Ma
Bing Qu
Yanhong Liang
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Wencan Zhu
Lei Chen
Structural Behavior of Thin-Walled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Used in Cable Tunnel: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Structural Behavior of Thin-Walled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Used in Cable Tunnel: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
title_full Structural Behavior of Thin-Walled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Used in Cable Tunnel: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
title_fullStr Structural Behavior of Thin-Walled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Used in Cable Tunnel: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
title_full_unstemmed Structural Behavior of Thin-Walled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Used in Cable Tunnel: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
title_short Structural Behavior of Thin-Walled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Used in Cable Tunnel: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
title_sort structural behavior of thin walled concrete filled steel tube used in cable tunnel an experimental and numerical investigation
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/781823
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