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Abstract
To investigate the seismic performance of trussed concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) hybrid structures, a cyclic loading test program was conducted on 18 specimens to examine the influences of key parameters on hysteretic behavior. The effects of cross-sectional shape (circular and square), web types (KT-, T-, K-, and Y-joint), web-to-chord diameter ratio (d/D = 0.39 and 0.47), shear span ratio (m = 2.17 and 3.31), chord steel yield strength (fy = 431 and 562 N/mm2 for circular specimens; fy = 388 and 513 N/mm2 for square specimens), and axial compression ratio (n = 0–0.6) were studied. Based on thorough recording and analysis of the failure processes, hysteretic curves, and strain distributions, typical failure modes and hysteretic characteristics of these structures were clarified, the effects of key parameters on the skeleton curve, ductility, energy dissipation capacity, strength degradation, and stiffness degradation were elucidated, further the hybrid effects of the structure were revealed. Moreover, comparative tests with the trussed hollow steel tubular specimen C2M-a2a3-s indicate that the peak load (Pm), elastic stiffness (K), ductility factor (μ), and total cumulative energy dissipation (Eta) of the trussed CFST hybrid specimen C2M-a2a3 are increased by 54.5 %, 47.4 %, 27.9 %, and 88.5 %, respectively.
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