Tubular Structures XII: Proceedings of Tubular Structures XII, Shanghai, China, 8-10 October 2008 (No. 12)

presentation Of The Latest Scientific And Engineering Developments In The Field Of Tubular Steel Structures. Covers Key And Emerging Subjects Of Hollow Structural Sections, Such As: Static And Fatigue Behaviour Of Connections/joints, Concrete Filled Hollow Sections And Composite Tubular Members, Offshore Structures, Earthquake Resistance, Specification And Standard Developments, Manufacture And Construction Of Tubular Structures, Material Properties And Structural Reliability, Sustainability Of Tubular Structures, Fire Resistance, Casting, Novel Applications And Case Studies. A Pertinent Reference Of Over 90 Contributions By International Experts, Intended For Architects, Civil And Mechanical Engineers, Steel Fabricators, Contractors And Manufacturers. Table of contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 12 Publications of the previous symposia on tubular structures......Page 14 Organisation......Page 16 Acknowledgements......Page 18 ISTS Kurobane lecture......Page 20 High strength steels and cast steel nodes for tubular structures-investigations, applications and research results......Page 22 Plenary session A: Applications & case studies......Page 38 Design and research of welded thin-wall box components for the National Stadium......Page 40 Aquatic Center Maria Lenk - Tubular structure roof - Design, construction......Page 56 Structures and erection methods of concrete filled steel tubular arch bridges......Page 62 Design of steel towers for Skylink Tramway......Page 70 Analysis and design of hollow steel section folded plate—the hall of Petroleum Science and Technology Museum......Page 80 Welded tubular structure for the Zadar dome......Page 86 Parallel session 1: Composite construction (reviewed by L. Gardner & X.Z. Zhao)......Page 92 The interaction of steel tube and concrete core in concrete-filled steel tube columns......Page 94 Design calculations on concrete-filled thin-walled steel tubes subjected to axially local compression......Page 104 Examination of yield stress limitation for concrete filled steel tube (CFT) column using SM570TMC steel......Page 112 Behaviour of slender high strength concrete filled tubular columns......Page 122 Stability of concrete filled CFRP-steel tube under axial compression......Page 130 Parallel session 2: Fatigue & fracture (reviewed by S. Herion & A. Nussbaumer)......Page 136 Fatigue modeling for partially overlapped CHS K-joints with surface crack......Page 138 Simplified micromechanics model to assess constraint effect on brittle fracture at weld defects......Page 146 Advanced numerical modelling of fatigue size effects in welded CHS K-joints......Page 154 Further experimental study into applicability of FAD approach to beam-column connections with weld defects......Page 164 Approaches for fatigue design of tubular structures......Page 172 Tests of welded cross-beams under fatigue loading......Page 182 Parallel session 3: Static strength of joints (review by G.J. van der Vegte & B. Young)......Page 190 Parametric finite element study of branch plate-to-circular hollow section X-connections......Page 192 Load-carrying capacity study on T- and K-shaped inner-stiffened CHS-RHS joints......Page 202 Experimental study on overlapped CHS KK-joints with hidden seam unwelded......Page 212 Behaviour of semi-rigid steelwork connections of I-section beams to tubular columns......Page 220 Shear capacity of hollow flange channel beams in simple connections......Page 228 Parallel session 4: Seismic......Page 236 Comparative study of stainless steel and carbon steel tubular members subjected to cyclic loading......Page 238 Seismic response of circular hollow section braces with slotted end connections......Page 246 Seismic performance of encased CFT column base connections......Page 254 Tubular steel water tank tower dynamic analysis......Page 262 Elasto-plastic behavior of circular column-to-H-shaped-beam connections employing 1000 N/mm2-class super-high-strength steel......Page 268 Plenary session B: Specification & code development......Page 278 New IIW (2008) static design recommendations for hollow section joints......Page 280 Evaluation of the new IIW CHS strength formulae for thick-walled joints......Page 290 Comparison of the new IIW (2008) CHS joint strength formulae with those of the previous IIW (1989) and the new API (2007)......Page 300 Extending existing design rules in EN1993-1-8 (2005) for gapped RHS K-joints for maximum chord slenderness (b/t) of 35 to 50 and gap size g to as low as 4t......Page 312 Plenary session C: Design rules & evaluation......Page 322 Recent development and applications of tubular structures in China......Page 324 Evaluation of new CHS strength formulae to design strengths......Page 332 Structural design rules for elliptical hollow sections......Page 342 Application of new Eurocoe 3 formulae for beam-columns to Class 3 hollow section members......Page 350 Re-evaluation of fatigue curves for flush ground girth welds......Page 360 Parallel session 5: Fatigue & fracture (reviewed by P. Marshall & F. Mashiri)......Page 368 Experimental determination of stress intensity factors on large-scale tubular trusses......Page 370 Stress intensity factors of surface cracks in welded T-joints between CHS brace and concrete-filled CHS chord......Page 378 Failure assessment of cracked Circular Hollow Section (CHS) welded joints using BS7910: 2005......Page 386 Effect of chord length ratio of tubular joints on stress concentration at welded region......Page 394 Welded KK-joints of circular hollow sections in highway bridges......Page 400 Experimental comparison in hot spot stress between CFCHS and CHS K-joints with gap......Page 408 Parallel session 6: Composite construction (reviewed by L.H. Han & M. Lefranc)......Page 416 Behaviour and design of hollow and concrete filled stainless steel square sections subjected to combined actions......Page 418 Test and analysis on double-skin concrete filled tubular columns......Page 426 Flexural limit load capacity test and analysis for steel and concrete composite beams with tubular up-flanges......Page 432 Parametric analysis of blind-bolted connections in a moment-resisting composite frame......Page 440 Steel-concrete composite full strength joints with concrete filled tubes: design and test results......Page 450 Development of an effective shearhead system to eliminate punching shear failure between flat slabs and tubular columns......Page 460 Special session: CIDECT President's Student Awards Research Award Competition......Page 468 Cast steel connectors for seismic-resistant tubular bracing applications......Page 470 High strength concrete-filled tubular steel columns in fire......Page 480 Experimental study on SCFs of welded CHS-to-concrete filled CHS T-joints under axial loading and in-plane bending......Page 488 Design Award Competition......Page 496 Modular viewing tower......Page 498 Design of a single large-span roof structure for Rotterdam Zoo 'Blijdorp'......Page 506 Design and development of a public leisure center made up of tropical garden and an indoor swimming pool in the City of Valencia [Spain]......Page 510 Parallel session 7: Welding & cast steel (reviewed by R. Puthli & J. Ding)......Page 516 Selection of butt welding methods for joints between tubular steel and steel castings under fatigue loading......Page 518 Welding recommendations for modern tubular steels......Page 526 Non-linear finite element simulation of non-local softening for high strength steel material......Page 534 Experimental research and design for regular and irregular cast steel joints in tubular structures......Page 540 Non-linear analysis of ultimate loading capacity of cast tubular Y-joints under axial loading......Page 548 Parallel session 8: Static strength of members/frames (reviewed by J.A. Packer & B. Uy)......Page 552 Structural performance of stainless steel oval hollow sections......Page 554 Study on columns with rounded triangular section in Henan TV tower......Page 564 Numerical modeling and design approach of aluminum alloy tubular columns......Page 572 Experimental research on beams with tubular chords and corrugated steel webs......Page 582 Simulation of CFRP strengthened butt-welded Very High Strength (VHS) circular steel tubes in tension......Page 590 Parallel session 9: Static strength of joints (review by J. Wardenier & Q.L. Zhang)......Page 596 Reanalysis of the moment capacity of CHS joints......Page 598 Experimental research and parameter analysis on rigidity of unstiffened tubular X-joints......Page 608 Numerical investigations on the static behaviour of CHS X-joints made of high strength steels......Page 616 Local joint flexibility of tubular circular hollow section joints with complete overlap of braces......Page 626 Experimental research on large-scale flange joints of steel transmission poles......Page 634 Parallel session 10: Fire......Page 642 Fire resistance design of externally protected concrete filled tubular columns......Page 644 Interaction diagrams for concrete-filled tubular sections under fire......Page 654 Experimental study of the behaviour of joints between steel beams and concrete filled tubular (CFT) columns in fire......Page 660 A numerical investigation into the temperature distribution of steel hollow dual tubes......Page 670 Thermoelastic behaviour of elastically restrained tubular steel arches......Page 678 Author index......Page 688 "This topical book contains the latest scientific and engineering developments in the field of tubular steel structures, as presented at the 12th International Symposium on Tubular Structures (ISTS12). The ISTS has a long-standing reputation for being the principal showcase for manufactured tubing and the prime international forum for discussion of research, developments and applications in the field." "Various key and emerging subjects in the area of hollow structural sections are covered, such as static and fatigue behaviour of connections/joints, concrete filled and composite tubular structures, earthquake resistance, fire resistance, high-strength steel and steel castings, impact resistance and brittle fracture, novel applications and case studies, specification and standard developments, manufacture and construction of tubular structures. Research and development issues presented in this book are applicable to buildings, bridges, offshore structures, towers and various mechanical equipments. This book is thus a pertient reference source for architects, civil and mechanical engineers, designers, steel fabricators and contractors, manufacturers of hollow sections or related construction products, trade associations involved with tubing, owerns or developers of tubular structures, steel specification committees, academics and research students all around the world."--Résumé de l'éditeur